Heart
- Heart Home
- Adult Congenital Heart Program
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Cardiac Imaging
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiac Wellness and Management Clinics
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Chest Pain and Heart Attack Care
- Diagnostic Testing and Screening
- Heart Valve Disease
- High Blood Pressure
- Interventional Cardiology
- Jackson Heart Study
- Patient Support Groups
- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Main Content
High Blood Pressure
One in three Americans has high blood pressure (hypertension), known as the silent killer because it has few symptoms. Hypertension increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and is a leading cause of kidney failure.
Hypertension is a complicated disease, but studies have shown that people who understand the condition are more likely to stick with their treatment plans.
Services we offer
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Diagnostic and laboratory testing
- Lifestyle modification
- Medication management
- Patient and family education