Hypertension Medical Reference
- Calcium Channel Blockers: High Blood Pressure and Other Uses
Calcium channel blockers are drugs used to lower blood pressure. Learn more from WebMD about how they work and their side effects.
- High Blood Pressure and ACE Inhibitors
Learn more from WebMD about the use of ACE inhibitors for high blood pressure.
- Glossary of High Blood Pressure Terms
Here are the definitions of words you'll most likely encounter when dealing with high blood pressure.
- Causes of High Blood Pressure
WebMD experts explain the causes of high blood pressure.
- High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
High blood pressure is a leading cause of kidney disease and kidney failure. WebMD tells you more.
- DASH Diet and High Blood Pressure
What is the DASH diet and how can it help people with high blood pressure? Find out more.
- High Blood Pressure: Complementary Treatments
Find out how yoga, meditation, supplements, and other complementary and alternative treatments may help you manage high blood pressure.
- Medications That Cause High Blood Pressure
Learn more from WebMD about which medications might cause high blood pressure or interfere with your hypertension drugs.
- Checking Your Blood Pressure at Home
Checking your own blood pressure at home can be a way to monitor any hypertension and potential for heart disease. WebMD tells you how to do it.
- High Blood Pressure and Hypertensive Crisis
A spike in blood pressure could lead to hypertensive urgency or a hypertensive emergency - and organ damage. Learn more from WebMD about symptoms and treatment.
- How Your Heart Works
The human heart is an amazing machine. WebMD explains how it works.
- Understanding High Blood Pressure -- Symptoms
WebMD's guide to the symptoms of high blood pressure.
