Overview
Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries. Blood pressure is recorded as two numbers: the systolic pressure (as the heart beats) over the diastolic pressure (as the heart relaxes between beats). High blood pressure (also called hypertension) is a risk factor for heart disease and increases your chance of having a stroke.
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Recommended Reading
- High Blood Pressure, American Heart Association
- General information on blood pressure from the national nonprofit health organization focusing on cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
- High Blood Pressure, PVHS
- This link on the Poudre Valley Hospital website offers information about high blood pressure, including symptoms and prevention.
- HighBloodPressureConnection.com, Health Central Network
- The HealthCentral Network has a collection of owned and operated websites and multimedia affiliate properties providing timely, in-depth, trusted medical information, personalized tools and resources, and connections to a vast community of leading experts and patients for people seeking to manage and improve their health. This site focuses on high blood pressure.
- Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- An overview of blood pressure from the national agency for diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung and blood.
Am I at Risk for High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease?
- Understand Your Risk for Developing High Blood Pressure, American Cancer Society
- An overview of normal blood pressure levels and information about controllable and uncontrollable risk factors for high blood pressure and heart disease.
Reducing Your Risks for High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease
- Prevent and Treat High Blood Pressure, American Heart Association
- General information about controlling high blood pressure with additional links to more detailed information.
Local Resources
- Blood Pressure Screening Rates, Community Health Survey
- Local screening rates for blood pressure from the Health District's triennial Community Health Survey.
- Poudre River Public Library District
- Search the library collection for books about high blood pressure and heart disease, or use the library's health, sciences and technology databases.
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