Blog Posts: High blood pressure (hypertension)

High blood pressure often has no symptoms, yet it remains one of the leading risk factors for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and dementia. Learn what the new 130/80 blood pressure target means, how hypertension is diagnosed today, and what you can do to protect your long-term health.

In this 2-minute video, Dr. Richard Sztramko discusses what blood pressure targets should be for those being treated with medications for hypertension and some of the considerations that impact those targets, such as orthostatic hypotension.

What role should medications play in managing high blood pressure? In this video, Drs. Anthony Levinson and Richard Sztramko discuss when and what to consider when lifestyle changes alone are not enough to maintain a healthy blood pressure.

Drs. Anthony Levinson and Richard Sztramko discuss what lifestyle changes you can make to help reduce your blood pressure or lower your risk of developing hypertension in the future.

Curious about what healthy blood pressure targets are for older adults? Drs. Anthony Levinson and Richard Sztramko discuss high blood pressure and what is considered a healthy target in this video.