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Hypertension

Also: high blood pressure · raised BP

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a major, often symptomless, risk factor for heart attack, stroke and kidney disease. Management centres on confirming the diagnosis, estimating overall cardiovascular risk, and lowering pressure with lifestyle and medication.

The cardiovascular-risk tools, antihypertensive drugs and explainers are gathered here.

Calculators & scores

Decision pathways

Drugs

Patient explainers

Decision support only. These tools are aggregated by topic to aid navigation — always apply clinical judgement and the relevant national or local guideline.