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High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
High blood pressure is one of the leading causes of kidney failure. This patient education fact sheet provides basic information about high blood pressure and kidney disease.... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
High Blood Pressure Detection
You can find out if you have high blood pressure by having your blood pressure checked regularly. Most doctors will diagnose a person with high blood pressure on the basis of two or more readings, tak... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
Although many pregnant women with high blood pressure have healthy babies without serious problems, high blood pressure can be dangerous for both the mother and the fetus. Preeclampsia is also a facto... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Keep Your Heart in Check-Know Your Blood Pressure Number or Nais ng mga Pilipino ang Malusog na Puso (High Blood Pressure Prevention)
Keep Your Heart in Check-Know Your Blood Pressure Number explains what high blood pressure is, how to read your blood pressure number, and ways to keep blood pressure in the normal range. This series ... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Pregnancy and Heart Disease 
A woman who has a history of heart disease, heart murmur, rheumatic fever or high blood pressure should talk with her healthcare provider before she decides to become pregnant. These health problems a... Details >
Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: What Every African American Should Know
High blood pressure (also called hypertension) increases your chances of having a heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney disease, and other life-threatening illnesses. African Americans are most ... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Network
Pulmonary Hypertension Association Support Groups
An online listing of national and international pulmonary hypertension support groups provided as a service to patients and their families by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.... Details >
Questions To Ask Your Doctor If You Have High Blood Pressure
Questions you should ask if your doctor prescribes a drug to treat your blood pressure.... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Take Care of Your Heart
Also available in: Hmong Khmer/Cambodian Korean Laotian Thai Vietnamese
Take care of your heart by managing your diabetes and blood pressure.... Details >
Take Steps--Prevent High Blood Pressure
Also available in: Spanish
This publication is part of a set of booklets that present key steps that Latinos can take to reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-si... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health