- 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
- Hypertension
Academic journal intended for cardiologists, endocrinologists, pharmacologists, and physicians from the American Heart Association.
hyper.ahajournals.org
- Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Volunteer support organization for patients with primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension.
www.phassociation.org
- 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
- 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
- Blood Pressure Association
Fighting blood pressure to beat stroke and heart disease. Site provides quizzes, news, research, and volunteering opportunities.
www.bpassoc.org.uk
- 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
- Journal of Hypertension
Contains authoritative reviews summarizing and evaluating recent developments in hypertension.
www.jhypertension.com
- 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
- 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
- PHCentral
Resources about pulmonary hypertension. Includes articles, research, glossary of terms, and message boards.
www.phcentral.org
- 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
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
International journal for the presentation of original research within the field of blood pressure monitoring and variability.
www.bpmonitoring.com
- 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
- 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
- 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
- eMedicineHealth: Hypertension
Provides an overview of hypertension and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
www.emedicinehealth.com/high_blood_pressure/article_em.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
- 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
- Dr. Blood Pressure
High blood pressure informational website. Provides definitions, polls, tips, and more.
www.drbloodpressure.com
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