Heart disease
References & further reading on hypertension
References
1 Fields, L., et al. 2004. The burden of adult hypertension in the United States 1999 to 2000: A rising tide. Hypertension, 44 (4), 398–404. URL: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3024254 (accessed 04.03.06)
2 Ibid.
3 National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC): URL: http://www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov/ (accessed 03.20.06)
4 Pizzorno, J., & and M. Murray, eds. 1988. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. Chapter 6: "Hypertension." Seattle: John Bastyr Publications, 1988. Also quoted in Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide (1999), p. 725. Tiburon, CA: Future Medicine Publishing.
5 Krieger, N. & Sidney, S. (1996). Racial discrimination and blood pressure: The CARDIA Study of young black and white adults. Am. J. Public Health, 86 (10), 1370–1378.
6 Sacks, F., et al. 1998. Effect on blood pressure of potassium, calcium, and magnesium in women with low habitual intake. Hypertension, 31 (1), 131–138.
7 Willet, W. 2001. Eat, Drink and Be Healthy, p. 174. NYC: Simon & Schuster.
8 American Heart Association website. HBP quiz answer #6. URL: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3021370 (accessed 04.03.06)
9 Sacks, F., et al. 1998 (as above).
10 Shaw, J. 2004. The deadliest sin. Harvard Magazine, 106 (4). URL: http://www.harvardmagazine.com/on-line/030407.html (accessed 03.25.06).
11 Farouque, O., et al. 2006. Acute and chronic effects of flavanol–rich cocoa on vascular function in subjects with coronary artery disease: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Clin. Sci. (in press); Buijsse, B., et al. 2006. Cocoa intake, blood pressure, and cardiovascular mortality: The Zutphen Elderly Study. Arch. Intern. Med., 166 (4), 411–417.
12 Tobe, S., et al. Double exposure: The one-year impact of job strain and marital cohesion on ambulatory blood pressure. Report, AHA High Blood Pressure Research Meeting, Washington, D.C., 09/24/2005. URL: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3002593 (accessed 04.03.06)
13 Hawkley, L. et al. 2006. Loneliness is a unique predictor of age-related differences in systolic blood pressure. Psychology & Aging (in press).
Further reading:
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about High Blood Pressure
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Original Publication Date: 04/03/2006
Last Modified: 01/11/2008
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet