Episode 115: Pressure to Treat Hypertension
2 Docs Talk: The podcast about healthcare, the science of medicine and everything in between. - Un podcast de Kendall Britt, MD and Amy Rogers, MD
The normally staid world of hypertension was a bit controversial in 2017, so this week 2 Docs Talk about the recent recommendations — and their accompanying controversies — for treating high blood pressure. Resources: Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly (SHEP) Study Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) blood pressure trial. Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) JNC 8 blood pressure treatment guidelines
