Hypertension Medical Reference
- What Can Raise Your Blood Pressure?
High blood pressure can cause serious problems like strokes and heart attacks, but you may not have any symptoms. Learn how high blood pressure affects your body and what makes you more likely to get it.
- Diagnosing High Blood Pressure
Hypertension is a "silent killer" because it is without symptoms. WebMD explains how high blood pressure is diagnosed.
- Diuretics (Water Pills) for High Blood Pressure
Diurectics are often the first medication to try for high blood pressure (hypertension). They help your body get rid of extra water and salt. What should you know about taking them?
- 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.
- Medications That Cause High Blood Pressure
Learn more from WebMD about which medications might cause high blood pressure or interfere with your hypertension drugs.
- 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.
- Understanding High Blood Pressure -- Symptoms
WebMD's guide to the symptoms of high blood pressure.