| Resource |
Content |
Available From |
| British Hypertension Society |
The British Hypertension Society produces clinical management guidelines for hypertension and also provides validation for blood pressure measurement devices |
http://www.bhsoc.org |
| JNC VII 2003 Recommendations |
The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure |
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/ |
| JNC VII 2003 Slide Set |
The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) |
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov |
| European Society of Hypertension |
The European Society of Hypertension produces clinical management guidelines for hypertension, and host the European Meeting on Hypertension annually. |
www.eshonline.org |
| World Health Organization |
The World Health Organization guidelines. |
www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/ |
| Resource |
Content |
Available From |
| Hypertension Online |
Operated by the Baylor College of Medicine this site offers up-to-date research information, information on continuing medical education, and teaching material including slide kits. |
www.hypertensiononline.org |
| Lipids Online |
Operated by the Baylor College of Medicine this site offers up-to-date research information, information on continuing medical education, and teaching material including slide kits. |
www.lipidsonline.org |
| American Heart Association |
Check out the Science & Professional section of their web site. |
www.americanheart.org |
| American Society of Hypertension |
Home of the new Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH). |
www.ash-us.org |
| Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation |
Information on cardiac disease prevention and rehabilitation in Canada |
www.cacr.ca |
| Canadian Cardiovascular Society |
Co-hosts of the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress each year |
www.ccs.ca |
| Canadian Diabetes Association |
Source of information on management of diabetes and hypertension. |
www.diabetes.ca |
| Canadian Medical Association |
National, voluntary association of physicians. |
www.cma.ca |
| Canadian Health Network |
Look for their information on Disease Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke |
www.canadian-health-network.ca |
| Canadian Stroke Network |
Reducing the impact of stroke in Canada. |
www.canadianstrokenetwork.ca |
| Canadian Women’s Health Network |
Look for the Heart Health Resources |
www.cwhn.ca/resource |
| Dietitians of Canada |
Information on Nutrition and Hypertension |
www.dietitians.ca |
| Health Canada |
Information on government approaches and policies for health |
www.hc-sc.gc.ca |
| Kidney Foundation of Canada |
Information on Hypertension and Kidney Disease |
www.kidney.ca |
| Senior’s Health Research Transfer Network (Ontario) |
A knowledge exchange mechanism in senior’s health |
www.ehealthontario.ca |
| The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (US) |
American Resources on Heart and Vascular Diseases |
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/ |
| World Hypertension League |
Information on World Hypertension Day and more. |
www.worldhypertensionleague.org |
