Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD If you are one of the 44% of adults in the U.S. with high blood pressure ...

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Your blood pressure remains high despite your best efforts, and you’re not sure what to do next. This frustrating situation affects millions of Americans who struggle with hypertension that seems ...

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Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood exerts on the blood vessels in your body. As your heart beats, it contracts and relaxes, pushing blood out of the heart to the arteries, which ...