Thread by @DrMarthaGulati

@AnastasiaSMihai @loriannpeterso1 & I will be presenting Poster #1432 at #AHA20. It will be presented at 9am CT (soon) but before it is, I want to thank you all for filling out my survey on #cardioTwitter because this is what our poster is based on.

We wanted to find our how you measure #bloodpressure & how reliable you felt your clinical BPs were. I regret to inform you despite you liking your BP reads & trusting them, most of you don't check it correctly @HeartBobH #AHA20 Thanks to @Heart_SCCT @ASPCardio @HBPRCA for help

When you measure #BP this is how we need to do in clinic @HeartNews but most people don't #AHA20

Our findings presented today at #AHA20 with results of our survey here:

Look at this! many don't check BP in both arms! Some don't check BP more than once. And yet 83% trust their clinic BP #AHA20 @HeartNews @AHAMeetings We need to do better. We can do better. @HeartBobH @DLBHATTMD

If we can do this simple life-saving measurement correctly, how can we adequately treat our patients on something that is so easy to treat? #AHA20 @dramitkhera
It is easy to check BP right. Its just we don't invest time in training our team. But it is so easy #TARGETBP

Ignoring the elephant in the room won't save lives.
Please check BP accurately.
Learn how to do it.
Teach your team.
It can save lives
@AnastasiaSMihai @loriannpeterso1

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