Treatments for Hypertension
En Español (Spanish Version)
The goal of treating
hypertension
is to reduce blood pressure to within the normal range and maintain it there while keeping any adverse effects of medical treatment to a minimum. The main goal is to avoid and reduce the complications of hypertension. Management of hypertension involves lifestyle changes and medication.
Specific treatments include the following:
High blood pressure.
American Heart Association
website. Available at:
http://www.americanheart.org/
.
Accessed June 18, 2009.
High blood pressure. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
website. Available at:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhatIs.html
.
Updated November 2008. Accessed June 18, 2009.
Last Reviewed September 2012