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Under Pressure
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A brief, recurring podcast for busy clinicians and investigators devoted to state-of-the-art prevention and control of blood pressure. We provide quick, lively, and accurate updates and reviews on important issues in hypertension.
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Episode #14: The advantages of team-based care for hypertension and a bonus segment on CCB-related lower extremity edema
Jan 1, 202500:32:02Tap to summarizeListen in as Anthony Ishak, PharmD talks about the advantages of team-based care for hypertension. Then, in a bonus segment, Dr. Molly Brett joins us to discuss a paper she covered for the New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch on the adverse events associated with prescribing diuretics after calcium-channel blockers.
Transcribe →Episode #13: Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah on local and global interventions to improve BP control in persons of African descent
Jun 27, 202400:32:07Tap to summarizeListen in as we learn from our guest speaker, Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, about her "glocal" work exploring healthy equity issues in hypertension prevention and management for people of African descent both in Ghana and in the United States.
Transcribe →Episode #12: Dr. Anika Hines on race-related stress and social determinants of health
Jun 12, 202300:34:55Tap to summarizeJoin us as we learn from our guest speaker, Dr. Anika Hines, about her fascinating research on structural racism, interpersonal racism and social determinants of health. In particular, we will explore how these things impact cardiovascular health and hear about her work on ways we can holistically address stress, improve health and empower patients.
Transcribe →Episode #11: A recap of the ACCORD trial
Apr 12, 202300:16:50Tap to summarizeListen in for a review of the ACCORD BP trial, another episode in our series of podcasts devoted to discussing the landmark trials that have informed care and guidelines for the care of patients with hypertension. The ACCORD (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes) BP trial explored whether intensive BP control (<120 mmHg) reduced rates of nonfatal MI, nonfatal stroke or CV mortality when compared with standard (<140 mmHg) blood pressure targets. Spoiler alert: it's complicated!!
Transcribe →Episode #10: Dr. Jordana Cohen on the evaluation of primary aldosteronism
Mar 10, 202300:33:49Tap to summarizeJoin us as we welcome Dr. Jordana Cohen, a nephrologist and a hypertension specialist at UPenn for a discussion about why (and how!) we should be looking for more primary aldosteronism in our patients with hypertension.
Transcribe →Episode #9: A recap of the HYVET trial
Dec 22, 202200:16:27Tap to summarizeListen in for a review and discussion of HYVET (HYpertension in the Very Elderly Trial), a landmark trial in the field of hypertension research that began the fundamental shift in how we consider blood pressure thresholds for our older patients.
Transcribe →Episode #8: An overview of ARBs and ACE inhibitors
Oct 4, 202200:23:00Tap to summarizeJoin us and learn from Anthony Ishak, our clinical pharmacist, who provides an overview of the nuances of different ARBs and ACE inhibitors in hypertension treatment.
Transcribe →Episode #7: Prevalence of medications that may raise blood pressure among adults with hypertension in the United States
Sep 1, 202200:15:52Tap to summarizeMany may not be aware that medications, both prescription and over the counter, can RAISE your blood pressure. Join us to learn from special guest, Tim Anderson, as he describes his recent publication in JAMA IM that details which medications may be the culprits and how often patients with hypertension are taking them.
Transcribe →Episode #6: Dr. Phillip Levy on portable population health: how the Detroit mobile health unit program pivoted to address hypertension in a community
Jun 29, 202200:33:56Tap to summarizeWe welcome a special invited guest, Dr. Phillip Levy of Wayne State University, to describe how he and his team turned mobile health units into a valuable tool to address hypertension in vulnerable communities in Detroit, Michigan during the covid pandemic.
Transcribe →Episode #5: Shared decision making in cardiovascular patient care to address cardiovascular disease disparities
Apr 1, 202200:26:25Tap to summarizeJoin us as we hear from expert Dr. Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran about the disparities in cardiovascular care between white and non-white patients, define social determinants of health and learn about the importance of shared decision making in our clinical practices.
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