Hypertension

Take high blood pressure seriously.

The LVHN heart team can help you reach healthy levels. Request an appointment today.

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If you need care for hypertension, trust your heart care partners at Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute.

Most people with high blood pressure start on one medication, often a diuretic. Many individuals may need to be treated more aggressively with a combination of drugs. Rest assured, the team at Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute will listen to your concerns and symptoms, assess your needs and prescribe a treatment of medications that are right for you.

Treatment options

  • Diuretics bring blood pressure down by eliminating fluid and salt from your body.
  • ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers relax or widen blood vessels by diminishing the effects of a hormone that makes them constrict.
  • Beta blockers actively work to slow the heart rate which in turn lowers blood pressure.
  • Calcium channel blockers relax heart and blood vessel cells by preventing calcium from entering them.

Get a second opinion

Choosing to undergo a procedure on your heart is a major, life-changing decision. The cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons with Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute can review your test results, discuss treatments and provide a second opinion.
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Blood Pressure, Controlled.

Until he had a stroke, Hector LaSalle had no idea his blood pressure had hit the stratosphere. With expert treatment by the Heart and Vascular Institute, his blood pressure is back down to earth.