May is High Blood Pressure Education Month and May 17 is World Hypertension Day. High blood pressure—also known as hypertension—is a major risk factor for heart disease. As hypertension remains a challenge to control, innovative strategies to improve patient adherence play a crucial role in patient care. Read a practical article, Prioritizing Health | Hypertension Awareness, Diagnosis, Treatment: A Primer For the Cardiology Community, and learn contemporary approaches to the management of hypertension with the ACC's Overcoming Challenges in Hypertension Management online course. Earn .25 CME/CNE/CPE/MOC credits with a certified patient case, Treatment of Resistant Hypertension: How Low? With What? Stay up to date on the latest guidelines and learn at your own pace with the Overcoming Challenges in Hypertension Management online course.