Building a Renal Denervation Program-How Well Should Hypertension Therapy Work?

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In this video, Dr. Michael Bloch, a hypertension and vascular medicine specialist, discusses the need for effective therapies to control hypertension. He highlights the high percentage of uncontrolled hypertension in the country and explains that the current approach of lifestyle changes and medication has not been successful enough. Dr. Bloch focuses on the question of how much blood pressure reduction is needed for a meaningful clinical effect. He emphasizes that factors like baseline blood pressure, type of blood pressure measurement, and duration of therapy need to be considered. He also discusses the efficacy of different antihypertensive drugs and the positive impact of blood pressure reduction on cardiovascular events. He concludes that a 5 to 10 mm reduction in blood pressure would be clinically meaningful for patients.

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Michael Bloch, MD

Keywords

hypertension

blood pressure reduction

clinical effect

antihypertensive drugs

cardiovascular events