• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)(Food and Drug Administration)

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• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• JAMA Patient Page: Hypertension(American Medical Association) - Links to PDF
• What Is High Blood Pressure?(American Heart Association)
• Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Large PDF file
• Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Thumbs Down on Beta Blockers for High Blood Pressure(09/15/2008, HealthDay)
• Abdomen Fat Tied to High Blood Pressure in Women(09/12/2008, Reuters Health)
• Tight Blood Sugar Control Helps Diabetics Long-Term(09/10/2008, HealthDay)
• More News on High Blood Pressure

• Arterial Catheterization(American Thoracic Society) - Requires Flash Player
• High Blood Pressure Detection(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• ACE Inhibitors: Summary of Affordable Alternatives(Consumers Union of U.S.)

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• Beta-Blockers: Summary of Affordable Alternatives(Consumers Union of U.S.)

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• Blood Pressure-Lowering Drugs(American Heart Association)
• Calcium Channel Blockers: Summary of Affordable Alternatives(Consumers Union of U.S.)

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• Comparing Two Kinds of Blood Pressure Pills: ACEIs and ARBs(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• High Blood Pressure - Medicines to Help You(Food and Drug Administration)
• Medications for High Blood Pressure(Food and Drug Administration)
• Possible Side Effects of Drugs That Lower Blood Pressure(American Heart Association)

• Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Links to PDF

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• DASH Diet: Avoid Hidden Dangers When Dining Out(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• DASH Diet: Shopping and Cooking Tips for Healthy Eating(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Make Healthy Food Choices(American Heart Association)
• Shake Your Salt Habit(American Heart Association)
• Your Guide To Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Large PDF file

• Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home(American Academy of Family Physicians)

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• Exercise: A Drug-Free Approach to Lowering High Blood Pressure(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Get the Most Out of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• High Blood Pressure Patients Advised to Use Home Monitors(American Heart Association)
• High Blood Pressure: Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor(American Academy of Family Physicians)

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• Move to Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Links to PDF
• Ten Ways to Control Your High Blood Pressure(American Heart Association)

• Hypertensive Crisis: What Are the Symptoms?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Secondary High Blood Pressure: When Another Condition Causes Hypertension(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Can Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Take Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs?(American Heart Association)
• Cold and Flu Medication for People with High Blood Pressure(American Heart Association)
• High Blood Pressure and Diabetes(American Diabetes Association) - Links to PDF

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• High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

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• High Blood Pressure and Sex: Overcome the Challenges(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• High Blood Pressure Dangers: Hypertension's Effects on the Body(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• High Blood Pressure Increases Your Risk for Stroke(American Heart Association)
• High Blood Pressure: Are You at Risk?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Medications and Supplements That Can Raise Your Blood Pressure(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Prehypertension(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Questions to Ask Your Doctor If You Have High Blood Pressure(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Stress and High Blood Pressure: What's the Connection?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Effect of High Blood Pressure on Your Body(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Test Your High Blood Pressure IQ with This Quiz(American Heart Association)

• High Blood Pressure(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Hypertension(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

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• ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypertension(National Institutes of Health)

• Children Who May Have High Blood Pressure Can Benefit from 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring(American Heart Association)
• Education, Simple Measures Keys to Improving Vets' Hypertension Care(American Heart Association)
• Healthy Vegetable Oils Associated with Reduced Heart Attack Risk, Lower Blood Pressure(American Heart Association)
• High Blood Pressure in Kids Linked to Adult Hypertension(American Heart Association)
• High Blood Pressure Worsening in All States for Women; Begins to Stagnate for Men(American Heart Association)
• High-Normal Blood Pressure in Young Adults as a Risk for Atherosclerosis Later in Life(American College of Physicians)
• Low Birth Weight Linked to Salt Sensitivity, Blood Pressure and Kidney Issues(American Heart Association)
• New Guidelines Issued for Treating Resistant Hypertension(American Heart Association)
• Poor Teen Sleep Habits May Raise Blood Pressure, Lead to CVD(American Heart Association)
• Treating for Hypertension May Reduce Mortality After a Stroke(American Heart Association)

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: ARBs vs. ACE inhibitors: which is better for hypertension? ACE...
• Article: Effect of allopurinol on blood pressure of adolescents with newly...
• Article: The clinical consequences of obstructive sleep apnea and associated excessive...
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• Hypertension Glossary(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

• American Heart Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• FASTATS: Hypertension(National Center for Health Statistics)

• High Blood Pressure in Children(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)(Nemours Foundation)

• About High Blood Pressure: A Special Message for Women(American Heart Association)
• Menopause and High Blood Pressure: What's the Connection?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• High Blood Pressure(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• High Blood Pressure(National Institute on Aging)

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