National High Blood Pressure Education Month — May 2014

National Blood Pressure Education Month — May 2013

Challenges for "National Blood Pressure Control Program": letters to the editor

According to medical studies, cardiovascular diseases are the most common and most important risk factor for mortality and disability in Iran. Hence, the National Blood Pressure Control Program was implemented throughout the country from May 17, 2018 (coinciding with the World Blood Pressure Control Day) to July 6th. One of the important issues in blood pressure screening is the correct diagnos...

The national high blood pressure education program: thirty years and counting.

May is High Blood Pressure Month. This year’s commemoration is special because we note the 30th anniversary of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP). This National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) initiative is one of the most successful public health education programs in the world. During the 30 years of its existence, awareness of hypertension has dramatically i...

National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents

ABBREVIATIONS. BP, blood pressure; NHBPEP, National High Blood Pressure Education Program; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; JNC 7, Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure; NHLBI, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; ABP...

National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents

ABBREVIATIONS. BP, blood pressure; NHBPEP, National High Blood Pressure Education Program; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; JNC 7, Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure; NHLBI, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; ABP...