The 2025 joint report from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology replaces the 2017 version. High blood pressure affects nearly half of all American adults and is the leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide, according to the American Heart Association.

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology issued their first new guidelines on hypertension since 2017 that suggest men should limit their intake of alcohol to no more than two drinks per day and women should limit to one per day.

New blood pressure guidelines, suggesting early prevention to manage blood pressure, have been released by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association . The BP