- Blood Pressure Association
Fighting blood pressure to beat stroke and heart disease. Site provides quizzes, news, research, and volunteering opportunities.
www.bpassoc.org.uk
- One Twenty Over Eighty
Information on the causes of high blood pressure and the available methods of treament.
www.onetwentyovereighty.com
- Healthline: Hypertension
Article describing hypertension risk factors, symptoms, treatment, complications, and prevention.
www.healthline.com/adamcontent/hypertension
- MayoClinic: High Blood Pressure
Provides information about the causes, treatments, prevention methods, and health effects of hypertension.
www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00100
- American Heart Association: High Blood Pressure Quiz
10 question quiz used to test your knowledge of high blood pressure. Offers a description after each question.
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3021399
- World Hypertension League
Devoted to the advancement of hypertension prevention and control. Site offers newsletter, research, calendar of events, and links.
www.mco.edu/whl
- Dr. Blood Pressure
High blood pressure informational website. Provides definitions, polls, tips, and more.
www.drbloodpressure.com
- eMedicine.com: Hypertensive Heart Disease
Provides information on symptoms and treatment of heart diseases caused by hypertension or elevated blood pressure.
www.emedicine.com/med/topic3432.htm
- Hypertension
Academic journal intended for cardiologists, endocrinologists, pharmacologists, and physicians from the American Heart Association.
hyper.ahajournals.org
- MedlinePlus Encyclopedia: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Features illustrations, definition, causes, symptoms, and treatment of high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000468.htm
- American Society of Hypertension
Dedicated exclusively to hypertension and related cardiovascular disease. Includes guidelines for healthy living, statistics, and information on hypertension drugs.
www.ash-us.org
- What is High Blood Pressure?
Offers causes, signs/symptoms, prevention tips, treatments, FAQ, and other names for high blood pressure. From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhatIs.html
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
International journal for the presentation of original research within the field of blood pressure monitoring and variability.
www.bpmonitoring.com
- Hypertension Help
Offers information on hypertension and diabetes. Learn about the causes of hypertension and why high blood pressure should be monitored by people with diabetes.
www.hypertensionhelp.com
- Lowering Hypertension
14 questions to ask your doctor if you have high blood pressure. From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/treat/question.htm
- WebMD: Hypertension Health Center
Comprehensive patient-oriented information on hypertension. Site includes articles, quizzes, live event transcripts, editor's picks, and message boards.
www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure
- How To Prevent High Blood Pressure
Provides the importance of knowing about hypertension, how it is checked, and prevention tips, Site also offers a sample walking program. From MDchoice.com.
www.mdchoice.com/Pt/consumer/htp1.asp
- Medical College of Wisconsin Healthlink: Blood Pressure
Articles on hypertension, including a quiz to test your knowledge about this disorder
www.healthlink.mcw.edu/high-blood-pressure
- NHLBI: Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
Learn all about high blood pressure and its treatment, from the National High Blood Pressure Education Program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp
- Doctor's Practical Guide To Blood Pressure
Offering blood pressure information covering normal and abnormal pressures, both low and high. It includes measurement, evaluation, and treatment resources.
www.bloodpressure-drs-practical-guide.com
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