Get Familiar With Blood Pressure Monitoring

Understanding the terminology related to blood pressure and hypertension is crucial for managing this condition and preventing its complications. Here is the terminology we collected so far:

Hypertension, August 2021 – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hypertension

How to choose a blood pressure monitor and measure your blood pressure at home – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/tests/blood-pressure-measuring-at-home#Heading1

High blood pressure (hypertension), October 2019 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/high-blood-pressure-hypertension/

Home blood pressure monitoring – https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/clinical-policy/cvd/home-blood-pressure-monitoring/

Secondary Hypertension, May 2019 – https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21128-secondary-hypertension

What are ACE inhibitors and what do they do in your body? – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/drug-cabinet/ace-inhibitors

High blood pressure – symptoms and treatment – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/risk-factors/high-blood-pressure/symptoms-and-treatment

Drug cabinet: Calcium channel blockers – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/drug-cabinet/calcium-channel-blockers

Drug cabinet: Diuretics – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/drug-cabinet/diuretics

What are beta blockers and what do they do in your body? – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/drug-cabinet/beta-blockers

High Blood Pressure Symptoms and Causes, May 2021 – https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/about.htm

Heart Disease and Stroke, September 2022 – https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/heart-disease-stroke.htm

Pulmonary hypertension, December 2019 – https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/pulmonary_hypertension.htm

Pulmonary hypertension, January 2020 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pulmonary-hypertension/

High blood pressure (hypertension), October 2019 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/high-blood-pressure-hypertension/causes/

Cushing’s syndrome – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cushings-syndrome/

Acromegaly, October 2020 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/acromegaly/

Phaeochromocytoma – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/phaeochromocytoma/

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/peripheral-arterial-disease-pad/

Vascular dementia, March 2020 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vascular-dementia/

Stroke, September 2022 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stroke/

24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring – https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/procedures-and-treatments/24-hour-ambulatory-blood-pressure-monitoring/

Blood pressure test, November 2021 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/blood-pressure-test/

Indapamide – https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/indapamide/

Doxazosin, March 2022 – https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/doxazosin/about-doxazosin/

Spironolactone, https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/spironolactone/

Beta blockers, December 2022 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/beta-blockers/

ACE inhibitors – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/drug-cabinet/ace-inhibitors

Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification, September 2016 – https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg181/chapter/appendix-a-grouping-of-statins

Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/drug-cabinet/arbs

Diuretics – https://www.bupa.co.uk/health-information/urinary-bladder-problems/diuretics

Do I need to do 24 hour blood pressure monitoring? – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/ask-the-experts/blood-pressure-measurement

Ask the expert: blood pressure monitoring – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/ask-the-experts/blood-pressure-measurement/blood-pressure-monitoring

Felodipine – https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/felodipine/

Diltiazem – https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/diltiazem/

Verapamil – https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/verapamil/

Bisoprolol – https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/bisoprolol/

Therapeutics – https://bihsoc.org/resources/therapeutics/

Atrial fibrillation, May 2021 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/atrial-fibrillation/

Pacemaker implantation, July 2022 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pacemaker-implantation/

Clinical trials, December 2022 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/clinical-trials/

European Society of Hypertension History – https://www.eshonline.org/about-esh/esh-in-brief/

What is a Doppler test? – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/tests/doppler-test

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/national-institute-for-clinical-excellence

ECG – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/tests/ecg

Frequently asked questions on diabetes – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/diabetes/top-questions-about-diabetes

Anatomy, autonomic nervous system, July 2022 – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539845/

Implantable loop recorders – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/tests/implantable-loop-recorders

Heart palpitations, June 2022 – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/heart-palpitations/

Getting a blood pressure check – https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/your-blood-pressure/getting-diagnosed/getting-a-blood-pressure-check/#d.en.804811

Understanding your blood pressure – https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/your-blood-pressure/understanding-your-blood-pressure/other-related-health-problems/

What is body mass index? November 2022 – https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/lifestyle/what-is-the-body-mass-index-bmi/

Angiotensin II revisited: new roles in inflammation, immunology and aging, July 2010 – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377325/