Cracking the Code of Uncontrolled Hypertension
Published: 05 September 2024
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7m 13sPart 5 Summary and Close
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1m 36sPart 1 Welcome and Introduction Thomas Weber, Alta Schutte, Bryan Williams, John Flack
Overview
If you missed the Symposium 'Cracking the Code of Uncontrolled Hypertension' at ESC 2024, the on-demand session is now available.
Join Prof Thomas Weber (Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels, AT), Prof John Flack (Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, US), Prof Alta Schutte (University of New South Wales, Sydney, AU), and Prof Bryan Williams (University College London, London, UK) as they explore the true clinical impact of uncontrolled hypertension, it's underlying pathophysiology and current treatment barriers, through interactive presentations, a case study and discussion.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the long-term clinical impact of uncontrolled hypertension
- Apply guideline-directed management to a patient case study
- Evaluate the challenges and limitations of current management options for uncontrolled hypertension
- Describe the role of aldosterone in uncontrolled hypertension
Target Audience
- Cardiologists
- Hypertension specialists
- Nephrologists
- Primary Care Physicians
- Pharmacists
- HCPs
More from this programme
Part 1
Welcome and Introduction
Prof Thomas Weber introduces the Symposium and the panel.
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Part 2
The True Impact of Uncontrolled Hypertension
In this episode Prof Weber and Prof Schutte examine the long-term clinical effects of unmanaged high blood pressure, emphasising guideline-directed management through the presentation of a case study.
Part 3
What Drives Uncontrolled Hypertension and What’s in Our Tool Kit?
In this presentation, Prof Williams explores the underlying causes of uncontrolled hypertension and reviews the available tools and strategies for effective management.
Part 4
Current Treatment Barriers and Limitations in Uncontrolled Hypertension
Prof Flack highlights the challenges healthcare providers face in achieving optimal blood pressure control.
Part 5
Summary and Close
The session concludes with a panel discussion and an interactive Q&A session, where the panelists address questions from the audience.
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Faculty Biographies
Thomas Weber
Associate Professor
Dr Thomas Weber is an Austrian cardiologist. He is Deputy Director of the Cardiology Department at the Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, in Wels, Austria.
His clinical interests cover interventional cardiology, heart failure and hypertension while his scientific interests are pulsatile hemodynamics, arterial stiffness, vascular aging, 24-hour hemodynamics, heart failure, coronary artery disease, hypertension, aortic disease and renal denervation.
During his scientific career, he has authored 80 original articles, 61 review articles, 15 editorials, 14 international and national guidelines and consensus papers and 10 book chapters.
Alta Schutte
Prof Alta Schutte is a Professor and Principal Theme Lead of Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at UNSW Sydney, Australia; with a joint appointment as Professorial Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health.
Prof Schutte has extensive experience in working in clinical and population-based studies with a focus on raised blood pressure, hypertension and cardiovascular disease and is involved in numerous international consortia, such as the Global Burden of Disease study, the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration and the May Measurement Month initiative of the International Society of Hypertension. Her expertise includes the management of hypertension and monitoring of raised blood pressure. Actions and interventions to improve blood pressure control and the detection, treatment and control of hypertension.