Elevated blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with lower cognitive scores in older adults. That link is more profound in older, Black adults, according to a new study. Anisa Dhana, PhD, a ...

There are two types of blood pressure medications that cause higher variability in blood pressure measurements between physician appointments visits, which is associated with an increased mortality ...

Scientists have discovered a group of brainstem cells that help keep blood pressure stable as the body moves through daily activities.

The Rio Grande Valley has one of the highest dementia rates in Texas — nearly double the national average — driven by risk factors such as cardiovascular disease.

Fluctuations in blood pressure over an extended period, along with their interaction with mean blood pressure or intraocular pressure, are associated with a more rapid visual field progression in ...

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Previous research showed that blood pressure variability is linked to poorer thinking skills in white people. A new study extends these findings by examining the link in both white and Black people ...

Spontaneous fluctuations of blood pressure from visit to visit have usually been disregarded as a trivial factor that confounds the 'true' associations of an individual's long-term average blood ...

A recent Scientific Reports study assessed whether clinically derived measures of heart rate variability (HRV) and blood pressure variability (BPV) are associated with the manifestation of Alzheimer’s ...