Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure: Your personal guide to managing hypertension

In recognition of American Heart Month, the Community Health Resource Center at Griffin Hospital is highlighting Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure: Your personal guide to managing hypertension.

An estimated 1.28 billion adults worldwide have hypertension – and about half don’t even know they have it. That’s because high blood pressure develops with no signs or symptoms until it has caused serious damage. Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure offers information and tools to help individuals keep blood pressure from building to dangerous levels. Learn how high blood pressure develops, risk factors, how it’s diagnosed and treated, and how to reduce the risk of conditions associated with it.