Scientists claim to have discovered five genes which cause high blood pressure, a key breakthrough they say may soon lead to a simple test that can predict when hypertension could trigger heart attacks or strokes.

Scientists claim to have discovered five genes which cause high blood pressure, a key breakthrough they say may soon lead to a simple test that can predict when hypertension could trigger heart attacks or strokes.

How will Americans with hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol be cared for in the future? These three diseases lead to heart attacks and stroke later in life, but by managing them, patients can expect to avoid many future hospitalizations and disabilities.

Sterling Professor of Genetics Richard Lifton and his team of researchers have discovered two genetic mutations that cause high blood pressure, a condition that can cause strokes, heart attacks, heart failures, kidney disease, and early death, if left untreated.

The CDC says in a new report that about two-thirds of adults in the U.S. who have high cholesterol levels and about half who have high blood pressure are not being treated as effectively as they could be, unnecessarily raising their risk of stroke or heart attacks.