Hypertension Care

One in three Americans has high blood pressure (hypertension), known as the silent killer because it has few warning signs or symptoms. The heart has to work harder to pump blood through the body, which 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 & Prevention (CDC). It also is a leading cause of kidney failure.

University of Mississippi Health Care offers evaluation and treatment for hypertension through its network of primary care physicians, specialists, support services and outpatient clinics. Our team works together to get blood pressure numbers back in check and reduce the risk of hardened arteries, damaged organs and inadequate blood supply to the heart and brain.

The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have it measured as an inflatable cuff squeezes the blood vessels in your arm. If the numbers, representing the pressure when your heart beats (systolic) and at rest (diastolic), are consistently high, medical intervention is necessary. A normal blood pressure level is less than 120 (systolic)/less than 80 (diastolic).

Hypertension clinic

Our hypertension management clinic uses a multidisciplinary team of doctors, pharmacists and nurses to provide individual treatment plans and follow-up care to reduce the health risks related to high blood pressure. The clinic is located on Lakeland Drive across from the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus.