336. Guidelines: 2021 ESC Cardiovascular Prev...

This episode is part of our comprehensive Decipher the Guidelines Series covering the 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. The following question refers to Section 4.4 of the 2025 ACS Guidelines. The question is ask ...  Show more

This episode is part of our comprehensive Decipher the Guidelines Series covering the 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. The following question refers to Section 4.3 of the 2025 ACS Guidelines. The question is ask ...  Show more

Listen as our esteemed guest Dr. Wanpen Vongpatanasin, @DrWanpen (UT Southwestern) discusses the nitty-gritty of blood pressure monitoring and hypertension treatment. We review the thresholds for HTN diagnosis and how to accurately measure blood pressure levels at home and in the ...  Show more

Content covered in this episode includes: [0:38]: Question Dissection: A 58 year old African American male visits his primary care doctor for a routine medical evaluation... [4:18] Hypertension chapter of S2S including questions like: - What is the “two-measurement” rule in the d ...  Show more

How do you define high blood pressure? It depends on the guidelines you use. 

Dr Mark Porter discusses High Blood Pressure , a silent threat that isn’t well managed, with only a third of those affected being diagnosed and treated as advised in the latest guidelines. Dr Margaret McCartney and Professor of Medicine, Bryan Williams help unpick areas of confus ...  Show more