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Hypertension

6 heart-health points to drive home with patients

To improve heart health and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, the AMA offers six tips for physicians to share with their patients.
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Hypertension

A BP-control home run in San Francisco’s Chinatown

This public health center dramatically improved its hypertension-control rate to 83 percent. Learn how each member of the team contributes to the success.
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Hypertension

The one graphic you need for accurate blood pressure reading

While blood pressure measurement is a routine task in most practices, are you sure it is done accurately in yours? Find out more.

Press Releases

On the eve of American Heart Month, AMA offers 6 tips to improve heart health, prevent heart attack and stroke

Aimed at helping the millions of Americans currently living with high blood pressure reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, the American Medical Association (AMA) is offering six tips for Americans to take to improve their heart health.
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Hypertension

How to help hypertensive patients battle blood pressure at home

Find out how to teach patients to accurately measure BP at home and discover the proven lifestyle changes they must incorporate to lower blood pressure.
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Hypertension

Keep tabs on performance to boost your practice’s BP control

Monthly scorecards helped this health system improve—and maintain—a BP-control rate above 70 percent.
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Hypertension

How to get the most accurate blood pressure measurement

Seemingly minor issues can affect accurate blood pressure measurement, artificially inflating a patient’s blood pressure by anywhere from two to 40 mmHg.
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Hypertension

What you need to know about self-measured blood pressure monitoring

Self-measured blood pressure monitoring can improve the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. Find out what you need to know to get started.

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