New research has found that patients with blood pressure even slightly above normal are more susceptible to suffering from a stroke. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.

Blood pressure, known for decades as the “silent killer” is a well known risk factor for stroke. And along with the familiar other factors, such as smoking, lack of exercise and obesity, it contributes greatly to the risk of heart attack.

The UConn Health Center is celebrating its 50th birthday by helping you stay healthy over the age of 50. We continue our tips for healthy living by taking a closer look at hypertension, or high blood pressure. It is incredibly common and can lead to heart failure, a stroke or an aneurysm if left unchecked.

( Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions ) A study involving more than 200,000 people worldwide has identified 29 DNA sequence variations in locations across the human genome that influence blood pressure. These genes, whose sequence changes are associated with alterations in blood pressure and are linked to heart disease and stroke, were found with the help of decades' worth of population data that ...

Hypertension, which is directly responsible for 57% of deaths due to stroke and 24% of fatalities caused by heart attack, has been found to be rampant in Indian women.