Aug 4, 2023

Resistant hypertension affects twenty percent of all hypertensive patients.  It is the source of much cardiovascular risk and its ultimate sequela.  To this end innovative mechanisms of addressing this problem have and are being developed.  One of these is renal denervation of the sympathetic system.  Our guests on the...

Aug 4, 2023

Managing hypertension is complex as you consider aspects of taking multiple medications, making lifestyle changes with diet and physical activity, and learning self-monitoring of blood pressure at home. As supported by guideline recommendations, team-based care among multidisciplinary healthcare professionals is...

Aug 4, 2023

Weight management, physical activity, and a heart-healthy diet are key behaviors in managing blood pressure and essential to lifelong good health. What role do clinicians play in shared decision making discussions with hypertensive patients around daily lifestyle decisions. What steps can clinicians take in...

Aug 4, 2023

Home blood pressure monitoring is informative but inaccessible for some outside of strengthened clinical support. Current guidelines comprehensively address how to define, measure, and treat high blood pressure, and yet hypertension management in special patient populations has not been systematically addressed.

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Aug 4, 2023

While patients may have different goals and preferences for treatment, which can make selecting the best hypertension management plan difficult, adherence may be increased if the plan aligns with the patient’s preferences. What approaches in shared decision-making may improve adherence?

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