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Resource Guide for Hypertension

by Cynthia M. Johnson, MA
En Español (Spanish Version)
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Resource Guide

American Heart Association

National Center

7272 Greenville Avenue

Dallas, TX 75231

1-800-242-8721 (1-800-AHA-USA1)

http://heart.org

The American Heart Association provides educational materials about hypertension and other heart disease risk factors. This national voluntary health agency’s mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

American Stroke Association

7272 Greenville Avenue

Dallas, TX 75231

1-888-478-7653 (1-888-4-STROKE)

http://www.strokeassociation.org

The American Stroke Association is a division of the American Heart Association. The website provides general information about stroke, including educational information, news, research, health programs, and dietary information.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Building 31, Room 5A52

31 Center Drive MSC 2486

Bethesda, MD 20892

301-592-8573

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov

The NHLBI is a part of the National Institutes of Health. The site provides information about cholesterol, heart disease risk factors, and various heart conditions. The institute conducts and supports research related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases as well as sleep disorders.

Last reviewed November 2018 by EBSCO Medical Review BoardMichael J. Fucci, DO, FACC  Last Updated: 11/6/2018

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