Blood Pressure Information and Side Effects entities
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels. Unless indicated otherwise, blood pressure refers to systemic arterial blood pressure, i.e., the pressure in the large arteries delivering blood to body parts other than the lungs, such as the brachial artery (in the arm). The pressure of the blood in other vessels is lower than the arterial pressure. Blood pressure values are universally stated in millimetres of mercury (mm Hg), and are always given ...
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Blood Pressure Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/pubsix.htm
- Office on Women's Health, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/owh/index.htm
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/index.htm
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, HHS http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/infoctr/index.htm
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/
- National Institute on Aging Information Center, NIA, NIH, HHS http://www.nia.nih.gov
- Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov
- National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
- New York Online Access to Health, The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center (NOAH) http://www.noah-health.org
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, HHS http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
- Heart Truth: A National Awareness Campaign for Women about Heart Disease, The http://www.hearttruth.gov/
Resources
- American Indian and Alaska Native People: Keep the Harmony Within You-Check Your Blood Pressure! (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
- Ask NOAH About: Beta Blockers Fact Sheet (New York Online Access to Health, The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center (NOAH))