High Blood Pressure

Overview

American Heart Association

• High Blood Pressure
• What is High Blood Pressure?
• Change you can make to manage high blood pressure
• What about African Americans and High Blood Pressure?

Capsana

• High Blood Pressure

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (United States)

• Preventing High Blood Pressure: Healthy Living Habits

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

• High Blood Pressure

Hypertension Canada

• What is High Blood Pressure?

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

Medline Plus (United States)

• High Blood Pressure (bilingual document)

Medline Plus (United States)

• Blood Pressure (Video with closed captioning)

Merck Manual – Consumer Version (United States)

• High Blood Pressure

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (United States)

• Description of High Blood Pressure

University of Ottawa Heart Institute

• Hypertension

UpToDate for Patients

• High Blood Pressure in Adults (The Basics) (Available upon request)
• High Blood Pressure in Adults (Beyond the Basics)
• High Blood Pressure Emergencies (The Basics) (Available upon request)

Treatment & Lifestyle

American Heart Association

• How Can I Reduce High Blood Pressure?
• Shaking the Salt Habit to Lower High Blood Pressure
• Types of Blood Pressure Medications
• Managing Blood Pressure with a Heart Healthy Diet

Capsana

• Eating Healthy: Controlling your Blood Pressure

Diabetes Canada

• Blood Pressure and the DASH Diet

Diabetes Quebec

• The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet

Eat Right Ontario

• A DASH of Healthy Eating Can Help Control Blood Pressure

HealthLink BC

• High Blood Pressure: Using the DASH Diet
• DASH Diet Sample Menu

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

• The DASH Diet to Lower High Blood Pressure

Hypertension Society of Quebec

• Tools for taking charge of hypertension (Page in French — resources available in English)

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Choosing the Right High Blood Pressure Medication
• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Lifestyle Changes to Lower Blood Pressure
• DASH Diet: Healthy Eating to Lower Your Blood Pressure
• Sample Menus for the DASH Diet

Medline Plus (United States)

• High Blood Pressure Medicines
• DASH Diet to Lower High Blood Pressure
• Understanding the DASH Diet

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (United States)

• How is High Blood Pressure Treated?
• In Brief: Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure With DASH

UpToDate for Patients

• Medicines for High Blood Pressure (The Basics) (Available upon request)
• High Blood Pressure Treatment in Adults (Beyond the Basics)
• Controlling Your Blood Pressure Through Lifestyle (The Basics) (Available upon request)
• High Blood Pressure, Diet, and Weight (Beyond the Basics)

Vermont Department of Health (United States)

• DASH Eating Plan

Related Topics

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Cholesterol
• Heart Disease
• Nutrition
• Sodium
• Stroke

You may also consult our resources in French or our list of general health sites.