Hypertension Collection
General Overview
Essential hypertension, or high blood pressure, is abnormally high blood pressure with no known cause.
InDepth
Preventing Hypertension
If you believe you have low or normal blood pressure, you may be off the mark. Revised blood pressure guidelines have toughened the standards. Read here to find out where you stand and what you can do to control your blood pressure if you fall into the class known as prehypertension.
Preventing Hypertension (Continued)
Recommendations to help prevent high blood pressure
Are you doing everything you can to prevent high blood pressure and decrease your risk of heart attack and stroke?
Special Topics
High blood pressure linked to inflammation
A large body of evidence has conclusively established a connection between inflammation (the process by which the body responds to injury) and cardiovascular disorders. Read more here.
Videos and Animation
High Blood Pressure and the DASH DietNatural and Alternative Treatments (By Condition)
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health