Who is affected by high blood pressure

Citations

1. Heart and Stroke Foundation (2007). High blood pressure (hypertension). Available online: http://ww2.heartandstroke.ca/Page.asp?PageID=1975&ArticleID=5211&Src=heart&From=SubCategory.

2. Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (2003). Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure JNC Express (NIH Publication No. 03–5233). Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

3. Rudd P, Osterberg LG (2002). Hypertension: Context, pathophysiology, and management. In EJ Topol, ed., Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, pp. 91–122. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Author:	Carrie Henley Robin Parks, MS	Last Updated: July 30, 2007
Medical Review:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD - Cardiology Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition
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