Tackle Hypertension; Support Primary Care
Category: Blog, Family Practice, General Practitioner, GP, Hypertension, NHS, Primary Care, Public Health
Recently, hypertension has been put again in the focus of attention. The publication in The New England Journal of Medicine of the SPRINT trial has offered a striking evidence of its importance. Even considering that current recommendations about blood pressure control are not met in a substantial proportion of individuals, the SPRINT trial conclusions suggest that a more intensive schedule should be pursued – at least in high-risk individuals -. Previously, the same journal
