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Get Your Blood Pressure Checked: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Starting at age 18, you should check your blood pressure at least every 2 years. Lowering your blood pressure can reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke – and can help you live a longer, healthi... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
About Hypertension: Health Info 
This site offers information on High Blood Pressure (or hypertension); it has information about the kinds, causes, dagers, and how to take control.... Details >
American Indian and Alaska Native People: Keep the Harmony Within You - Check Your Blood Pressure
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives today. Knowing your blood pressure can help you prevent heart disease. This document provides tips to lower your blo... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
Information about at-home high blood pressure monitoring. Includes what happens during blood pressure testing, how blood pressure readings are taken, which readings are normal and abnormal and choosin... Details >
Find a Doctor Directory: Pulmonary Hypertension Association
This site provides an interactive map and form to search for a doctor in the US or countries around the world; the information listed in the database has been self reported by the participating physic... Details >
Healthy Eating: Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
Research has shown that following a healthy eating plan can both reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure and lower an already elevated blood pressure. ... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Heart and Vascular Diseases Information for Patients and the General Public
This web site links visitors to many resources related to cardiovascular diseases. Includes: consumer health information booklets - some in Spanish -on high blood pressure, obesity and cholesterol; re... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
High Blood Pressure
The American Heart Association provides this site as a service to the general public. Users can get general information about high blood pressure risks, prevention and management.... Details >
High Blood Pressure (NIA Age Page)
Also available in: Spanish
You can have high blood pressure (HBP) and still feel just fine. That’s because HBP does not cause symptoms. But, HBP (sometimes called hypertension) is a major health problem. If not treated, it can ... Details >
High Blood Pressure and Chronic Kidney Disease in Children: A Guide for Parents
High blood pressure is common in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Because of their young age when they develop CKD and high blood pressure, there is a high risk that these children may even... Details >