American Heart Association Nov 17 2025 Chronic pain in adults may increase their risk of high blood pressure, and the location and extent of pain and if they also had depression were contributing factors, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. An analysis of health data for more than 200,000 adults in the U.S. found that those who reported chronic pain throughout their bodies were more likely to develop high blood pressure than people