- 1on1health.com: High Blood Pressure
GlaxoSmithKline site offering basic information for understanding high blood pressure and its treatment.
www.1on1health.com/1on1HealthWeb/controller/TopicHomepageView/TopicID=1006/...
- American Heart Association: High Blood Pressure
Information about uncontrolled high blood pressure which can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure or kidney failure.
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2114
- 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
- American Society of Hypertension
Organization dedicated to hypertension and related cardiovascular disease. Includes guidelines for healthy living, statistics, and information on hypertension drugs.
www.ash-us.org
- Blood Pressure
Offers information about hypertension and hypotension.
www.abloodpressure.com
- Blood Pressure Association
Fighting blood pressure to beat stroke and heart disease. Site provides quizzes, news, research, and volunteering opportunities.
www.bpassoc.org.uk
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
International journal for the presentation of original research within the field of blood pressure monitoring and variability.
www.bpmonitoring.com
- CardiologyChannel: Hypertension or High Blood Pressure
Covers causes, diagnosis, treatment, nutrition and medication, and preventive measures for hypertension.
www.cardiologychannel.com/hypertension
- Doctor's Guide: Hypertension
Patient resources for hypertension including news, articles, FAQ, discussion groups, and related links.
www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/patientresallcateg/hypertension
- 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
- 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.
emedicine.medscape.com/article/162449-overview
- eMedicineHealth: Hypertension
Provides an overview of hypertension and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
www.emedicinehealth.com/high_blood_pressure/article_em.htm
- familydoctor.org: Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor
Provides information about ambulatory blood pressure monitors, how to check your blood pressure, and causes of hypertension.
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/heartdisease/treatment/770.htm...
- High Blood Pressure Detection
Provides details about how blood pressure is tested, what devices to use when tested, and categories for blood pressure levels.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/detect/detect.htm
- High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
Explains the development and effects of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/hbp_preg.htm
- 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
- Hypertension
Academic journal intended for cardiologists, endocrinologists, pharmacologists, and physicians from the American Heart Association.
hyper.ahajournals.org
- Hypertension and Memory Loss
Article offers studies and theories that untreated hypertension can lead to memory loss by cutting down on blood flow to the brain. From the American Academy of Neurology.
www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/64/8/E28
- Hypertension Insights
Offering hypertension information including clinical studies and medical information from GlaxoSmithKline.
www.hypertensioninsights.com
- iVillage Total Health: High Blood Pressure
Offers information on hypertension. Learn about the causes of hypertension and why high blood pressure should be monitored.
yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/high-blood-pressure.html
- Journal of Hypertension
Contains authoritative reviews summarizing and evaluating recent developments in hypertension.
www.jhypertension.com
- Journal Watch: Hypertension
Find current medical journal articles on the treatment and prevention of hypertension, featuring concise summaries and comment.
www.jwatch.org/cgi/collection/hypertension
- KidsHealth: Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Information on hypertension, causes, how it affects body, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/heart/hypertension.html
- 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
- Mayo Clinic: Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment
Information on pulmonary hypertension and associated surgeries, including pulmonary thromboendarterectomy and heart-lung transplants.
www.mayoclinic.org/pulmonaryhypertension-rst
- MayoClinic: High Blood Pressure
Provides information about the causes, treatments, prevention methods, and health effects of hypertension.
www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00100
- 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
- MedicineNet: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Offers an extensive overview of high blood pressure. Information includes causes, treatments, medications, and alternative medicines for hypertension.
www.medicinenet.com/high_blood_pressure/article.htm
- 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
- MedlinePlus: High Blood Pressure
Latest news, overview, and articles about high blood pressure. Includes treatments, photos/diagrams, tools, and statistics.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/highbloodpressure.html
- MerckSource: Do You Have High Blood Pressure?
Providing information about hypertension and tips for lowering it.
www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_gethealthsmart_template.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppd...
- NCHS Fast Stats: Hypertension
Hypertension data for the United States for the years indicated. Includes morbidity, number of current patients with hypertension as primary diagnosis, and usage of health care. From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/hyprtens.htm
- NetDoctor: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Explains about blood pressure, what is classified as hypertension, symptoms, complications, risk factors, and treatment.
www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/hypertension.htm
- New England Journal of Medicine: Hypertension
Articles covering topics such as diet, sleep apnea, and beta-adrenergic receptors, including case reports.
content.nejm.org/cgi/collection/hypertension
- NHLBI: Types of Blood Pressure Medications
Provides types of drugs used to treat high blood pressure. Medications include Diuretics, Beta-blockers, Alpha-blockers, and Vasodilators. From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/treat/bpd_type.htm
- NHLBI: What is High Blood Pressure?
Includes causes, signs and symptoms, prevention tips, treatments, FAQ, and risks of high blood pressure. From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhatIs.html
- 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
- NOAH: Hypertension
Offers hypertension basics, glossaries, possible causes, care/treatment, complications/concerns, and additional information resources.
www.noah-health.org/en/blood/hypertension
- Patient UK: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Overview of high blood pressure, diagnosis, causes, risk factors, and treatment.
www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068761
- PHCentral
Resources about pulmonary hypertension. Includes articles, research, glossary of terms, and message boards.
www.phcentral.org
- Possible Side Effects of Drugs That Lower Blood Pressure
Explains the risks associated with the different classes of antihypertensive drugs, including beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, and central antagonists.
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=593
- Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Volunteer support organization for patients with primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension.
www.phassociation.org
- Second Australian National Blood Pressure Study - ANBP2
Study of hypertension in the elderly (65-84 years). Study includes outcome of treatment, additional questions, and current/planned studies.
www.health.adelaide.edu.au/ANBP2/index.htm
- Take Action for Health BP
Program designed to lower high blood pressure. From Novartis.
www.healthybp.com
- 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
- WHO/ISH Hypertension Guidelines
(PDF)
Printable WHO guidelines for effective management of hypertension.
www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/guidelines/hypertension_guidelines.pdf
- Wikipedia: Hypertension
Article about hypertension, commonly referred to as high blood pressure. Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, and other conditions.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension
- 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
- WrongDiagnosis: Hypertension
Information on hypertension, types, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and statistics.
www.wrongdiagnosis.com/h/hypertension
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