Here are some additional web sites you can explore. The American Heart Association provides consumers with education and information on reducing the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. The Mayo Clinic explains why it's what you don't know that hurts you when it comes to hypertension, why ignorance isn't bliss, and how hypertension is treated.
Hypertension presents information on hypertension geared towards medical professionals.
Sources National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute National High Blood Pressure Education Program. The Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. NIH Publication 98-4080, November 1997. The text presented on these pages is for your information only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice.