Preventive Medicine Resources by Topic: Cardiovascular Diseases

Hypertension Prevention and Screening Resources

Clinical Guidelines | Miscellaneous Resources

• Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lister Hill Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part V - Preventive Cardiology: Access document
    • Chapter 37 - Systemic Hypertension: Mechanisms and Diagnosis: Access document
      • Recognition, Definitions, Prevalence, and Consequences of Hypertension: Access document
        • Measurement of Blood Pressure: Access document
        • Definition of Hypertension: Access document
        • Prevalence of Hypertension: Access document
        • Assessment of Individual Risk: Access document
        • Complications of Hypertension: Access document
    • Chapter 36 - Risk Factors for Atherothrombotic Disease: Access documentChapter 42 - Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • About Risk Factors: Access document
        • Predicting Risk: Access document
        • Assessing Individual Risk: Access document
        • Assessing Risk at a Population Level: Incidence, Prevalence, and Population-Attributable Risk: Access document
        • Preventive Intervention Strategies for Modifiable Risk Factors: Access document
        • Cost Efficacy of Preventive Interventions: Access document
        • Interventions at an Individual and Population Level: Access document
        • Classification of Interventions for Modifiable Risk Factors: Access document
      • Class 1 Interventions: Access document
        • Cigarette Smoking/Cessation: Access document
        • Hypertension/Blood Pressure Control: Access document
        • Hypercholesterolemia/Lipid Control: Access document
        • HDL and Triglycerides: Access document
        • Cardiac Protection with Aspirin, Beta Blockers, and ACE Inhibitors: Access document
      • Class 2 Interventions: Access document
        • Diabetes/Diabetes Control, Prediabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome: Access document
        • Obesity/Weight Loss: Access document
        • Physical Inactivity/Exercise: Access document
        • Moderate Alcohol Consumption: Access document
        • Oral Anticoagulants: Access document
      • Class 3 Interventions: Access document
        • Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy: Access document
        • Dietary Factors: Access document
        • Psychosocial Factors/Counseling: Access document
        • Novel Biochemical and Genetic Markers: Access document
      • Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Programs: Access document
      • Summary of Recommendations: Access document
      • Future Challenges: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Rakel: Integrative Medicine 1st Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lister Hill Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 72 - Prevention of Hypertension: Access document
    • Etiology: Access document
    • Screening: Access document
    • Lifestyle: Access document
    • Nutrition: Access document
    • Supplements: Access document
    • Botanicals: Access document
    • Prevention Prescription: Access document
    • Additional Information: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2nd Ed.: Table of contents
  • Screening for Hypertension: Access document

Clinical Guidelines

• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Homepage
  • High Blood Pressure Information for Health Care/Other Professionals: List of documents
    • Evidence-based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women (2004): Access document (PDF)
    • Report on Primary Prevention of High Blood Pressure: Access document
    • The Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: Access document (PDF)
• National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
  • Hypertension (MeSH browse): List of documents
  • Hypertension (Keyword search): List of documents

Miscellaneous Hypertension Prevention and Screening Resources

• National Library of Medicine Medlineplus Health Topics: List of topics
  • High Blood Pressure: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Hypertension
  Additional Hypertension resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Heart Diseases
  Additional Cardiology resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Cardiology
  Additional Cardiology resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)