Web Directory

» American Heart Association: High Blood Pressure
   Facts about high blood pressure and how to live a more heart-healthy life along with some recipes.
   http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2114

» Arterial Hypertension
   Discussion on signs and symptoms, diagnosing, treatment and life style modification for this condition. From the Merck Manual.
   http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec07/ch071/ch071a.html

» Blood Pressure & Hypertension
   Learn about damage caused by this condition, special cases, self-measurement, and what to do if you have it. Written by a medical professional.
   http://www.blood-pressure-hypertension.com

» Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home
   A look at the different devices available and the advantages of each, how to prepare for taking of the pressure and how to use the monitors.
   http://familydoctor.org/128.xml

» Cure Hypertension
   Simple and direct facts about this killer disease written from the personal viewpoint of a sufferer.
   http://www.curehypertension.info/

» General Practice Notebook - Hypertension
   Clinically-oriented information on the different types.
   http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=-462749678

» Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
   Patient-oriented guide from the National Institutes of Health.
   http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/

» How to Prevent High Blood Pressure
   This topic is discussed in five sections, importance of knowing about hypertension, how it is checked, how to prevent, what else may prevent it and recap and more information. Also a sample walking program.
   http://www.mdchoice.com/Pt/consumer/htp1.asp

» National High Blood Pressure Education Program
   From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Links to teaching resources and publications.
   http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbpep.htm

» Pediatric Oncall-High Blood Pressure in Children
   Hypertension; its causes and treatment.
   http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/hypertension.asp

» Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (PIH)
   Report of the Canadian Hypertension Society Consensus Conference.
   http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/pih.html

» eMedicine Health: High Blood Pressure
   Consumer health resource center providing an overview of hypertension and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
   http://www.emedicinehealth.com/high_blood_pressure/article_em.htm

» eMedicine: Hypertensive Heart Disease
   Cardiologist offers a clinical report on common heart conditions caused by elevated blood pressure. Learn about coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation and their link to this disorder.
   http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3432.htm