Blood pressure control.

[Madlegs1]

This looks interesting.

Does the British Heart Foundation know about it.

If they do-- why is it not being implemented??

Just asking for a friend!😝

medscape.com/viewarticle/99...

[katieoxo60]

Does make interesting reading , thank you for sharing link I guess facts are the same in UK . I notice one thing many ignore in this country is that some illnesses cause raises in blood pressure and I am sure some tablets likely do . To reduce it you have to reduce all causes not just take a pill. Things like weight take a long time to change, age makes it rise a little each decade I am informed by heart Dr. Stress is a difficult thing to control too. So I think the all over picture for many is to change approach to how B.P is managed by several different ways. I notice some people have small doses of drugs but mine are quite high and often give other side effects. plus other illness limits what you can take. and blaming the patient will not solve anything in my opinion.

[bamboo89]

Really interesting article, thanks for posting the link. I'm guessing its not being used in the UK or Ireland because it's 'personalised medicine', in other words, it means testing the patient in various ways to see what the main problems are before deciding which drugs to use and at what dosage. This seems like the ideal approach - not sure what healthcare is like in Ireland, but in the UK, the NHS is barely coping with what it does already, never mind trying different, more effective, patient centred but time consuming methods. Plus, in my experience, the NHS is very slow to take on new ideas and put them into practice, we're talking years... Hopefully things will change over time. Might be worth researching to see if there's a private medical company that offers this in Ireland, if you can pay...

[Brisk61]

such an interesting article. A blanket number re B/P control cannot be the best method of control. All us sensible ‘patients’ know this. We do have choices, I have a review coming up in a few weeks and if there is pressure to increase medications I will be quoting this study. My B/P averages 130/70 , in my book that’s pretty good. I have hereditary hypertension, my oldest sibling is 87, slim & plays a round of golf several times a week, I’m taking a leaf out of his book. Thanks for sharing.

[TheJazzSinger]

I think the answer lies towards the end of the article - money! If everyone’s hypertension was well controlled using that diagnostic method, there would be no need for extra tests and constant changing of expensive drugs when they don’t work or cause side effects. According to statistics, when our GP practice gave a report to our residents’ association meeting recently, over 95% of over 65s are on up to 10 medications! I find that quite shocking.

[Madlegs1 in reply to TheJazzSinger]

Indeed!👍

[84Feynman]

It looks a ground breaker but cost prob a factor for NHS. I can see it being used in hospital to address the difficult cases, but not in GP surgeries. Over to you NICE.