About this episode

This episode discusses the diagnosis and management of hypertension with expert Greg Lip.

Hypertension is a common disorder that affects a large proportion of the community. It is usually asymptomatic and is detected on routine examination or after the occurrence of a complication such as heart attack or stroke. To find out how to diagnose and manage patients, please do listen to this podcast with Greg Lip, Price-Evans Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Liverpool. For more on hypertension, visit BMJ Best Practice. COI: GL is a consultant and speaker for BMS/Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Anthos, and Huawei. No fees are received personally.

People in this episode

Guest: Greg Lip

Topics covered

• hypertension
• cardiovascular medicine
• diagnosis
• management
• asymptomatic conditions

Keywords

• hypertension
• cardiovascular
• heart attack
• stroke
• diagnosis
• management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Liverpool, BMS/Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Anthos, Huawei

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