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.
Episodes
14 episodes
Episode #14: The advantages of team-based care for hypertension and a bonus segment on CCB-related lower extremity edema
Listen 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 ...
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32:02
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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34:55
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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16:50
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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33:49
Episode #9: A recap of the HYVET trial
Listen 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...
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16:27
Episode #8: An overview of ARBs and ACE inhibitors
Join 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.
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Episode #7: Prevalence of medications that may raise blood pressure among adults with hypertension in the United States
Many 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 m...
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15:52
Episode #6: Dr. Phillip Levy on portable population health: how the Detroit mobile health unit program pivoted to address hypertension in a community
We 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 co...
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33:56
Episode #5: Shared decision making in cardiovascular patient care to address cardiovascular disease disparities
Join 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 c...
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Episode #4: An overview of home blood pressure monitoring and a recap of SSaSS (Salt Substitute and Stroke Study)
In our first segment we discuss home blood pressure monitors, including how to chose them and how to use them. For our second segment, we review the SSaSS trial which evaluated the impact of using a salt substitute instead of salt among p...
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Episode #3: A recap of the ALLHAT trial and an overview of thiazide diuretics
During our literature review segment, another one of our stellar primary care track residents reviews the findings of the ALLHAT trial. Then, we are joined by our clinical pharmacist who gives an overview of the major thiazide diuretics w...
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32:49
Episode #2: Postpartum hypertension and a recap of the SPRINT trial
For our clinical case, we discuss the clinical course and treatment options for postpartum hypertension as well as the long term cardiovascular risk implications for women who have this. During our literature review segment, one of our stellar ...
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Episode #1: Raynaud’s phenomenon and BP Effects of Sodium Reduction
For our clinical case, we discuss the impact that antihypertensive medications can have on Raynaud’s phenomenon. We then explore the impact of sodium reduction on blood pressure control and cardiovascular outcomes by reviewing a meta-analysis o...
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