Cracking the Code of Uncontrolled Hypertension

Published: 05 September 2024

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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. 

 

 

You may also be interested in: Unlocking the Challenges of Uncontrolled Hypertension – Symposium at ESH 2024.
This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca has had no involvement in the selection of the speakers, the development of the activity, the agenda or the materials.

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.

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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.

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Part 4

Current Treatment Barriers and Limitations in Uncontrolled Hypertension

Prof Flack highlights the challenges healthcare providers face in achieving optimal blood pressure control.

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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

John Flack

John Flack

Chair of Internal Medicine and the Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine

Prof John M Flack is the Sergio Rabinovich Endowed Chair of Internal Medicine and the Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, US. He is also Chief of the Hypertension Section as well.  He is a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist and an internationally renowned hypertension specialist/cardiovascular epidemiologist with widely recognised clinical/research expertise in hypertension in African Americans, resistant/refractory hypertension, device-based therapies for hypertension and racial cardiovascular health disparities. Prof Flack is the current President of the American Hypertension Specialist Certification Program. He has published over 210 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters and is an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Hypertension. He maintains an active clinical practice in complex hypertension at SIU where he teaches and mentors medical students and…

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