🧵#BloodPressure 🎯 in people w/ cardiovascular disease

1/ In this updated @CochraneLibrary review, we wanted to know if lower bp goals are better than standard bp goals for ppl with #hypertension who also have CVD: buff.ly/3OmPT67

#CochraneEvidence #SystematicReview 2/ The author team & an information specialist searched for studies:

✅ that compared lower #BloodPressure targets to standard bp🎯
✅ which included people with #hypertension and #CVD (heart disease, angina, stroke, vascular disease)

#SystematicReview #HighBloodPressure

THREAD: Are we using ACEIs & ARBs properly? A TI Tweetorial

1/6: British Columbia doctors give 4.5m scripts/year for ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) & angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) to control bp. Goal is to ↘️ mortality & morbidity, not simply to ↘️ bp.

#MedEd #hypertension 2/6 BEST EVIDENCE on ARBs & ACEI for #hypertension

3⃣@CochraneHTN systematic reviews:

ACEs v ARBs for htn bit.ly/34vS0hu

BP lowering efficacy of ACEIs for htn bit.ly/30YNIOX

BP lowering efficacy of ACEIs for htn https://t.co/u8dN378QAe

#MedEd

THREAD: High blood pressure (hypertension) – what does the best evidence say❓

1/13 A practical tweetorial for clinicians, patients and carers

#hypertension #HTNevidence #MedEd 🩺👩‍⚕️ 2/13 What is #Hypertension❓

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a very common condition, and is associated with increased 📈 risk for strokes, heart attacks and premature death, so it's worth asking some questions 🤔

#HTNevidence #MedEd #prescribing