CardioScripts Classic – Hypertension [Part 2]

Part 2 of the CardioScripts Classics episode on hypertension with Drs. Tracy Macaulay and Liz Wang.

0:00-1:07: Introduction

1:08-5:23: SPRINT Trial

5:23-9:14: Elderly patients with hypertension

9:15-17:50: Hypertension management in Black patients

17:51-21:57: Hypertension nuances

21:58-23:30: Closing

References:

SPRINT Trial: The SPRINT Research Group. A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control. N Engl J Med 2015;373(22):2103-16.

European Hypertension Guidelines: Williams B, Mancia G, Spiering W, et al. 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension. Eur Heart J 2018;39(33):3021-3104.

Sulaica EM, Wollen JT, Kotter J, Macaulay TE. A Review of Hypertension Management in Black Male Patients. Mayo Clin Proc 2020;95(9):1955-1963.

Victor RG, Ravenell JE, Freeman Anne, et al. Effectiveness of a barber-based intervention for improving hypertension control in black men: the BARBER-1 study: a cluster randomized trial. Arch Intern Med 2011;171(4):342-50.

Victor RG, Lynch K, Li N, et al. A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops. N Engl J Med 2018;378(14):1291-1301.

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