Under Pressure
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.
Podcasting since 2021 • 13 episodes
Under Pressure
Latest Episodes
Episode #13: Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah on local and global interventions to improve BP control in persons of African descent
Listen 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.
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Episode #12: Dr. Anika Hines on race-related stress and social determinants of health
Join 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 heal...
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Episode #11: A recap of the ACCORD trial
Listen 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 ...
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Episode #10: Dr. Jordana Cohen on the evaluation of primary aldosteronism
Join 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.
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