This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH: Hello. I'm Ileana Piña, from Thomas Jefferson University, and this is my blog.
I'm thrilled to be at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. I am so honored to have my friend, Dr Keith Ferdinand, with me today to have a chat about blood pressure, which is one of his favorite subjects, and about what we need to do as a community to really address this issue.
It is not okay to remain with a high blood pressure that's not being treated. It is not okay to not get to target. It is not okay to not prescribe the medications that patients need. What an impact we could make on public health if we would do this.
Keith, I'll let you start by introducing yourself.
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD: I'm Keith Ferdinand. I'm a clinical cardiologist. I'm the Gerald S. Berenson Chair of Preventive Cardiology at Tulane University School of Medicine in my hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana,
Piña: That you love so much.
Ferdinand: I do.
Piña: I share that love of your wonderful city, with that wonderful food as well.
Ferdinand: Thank you.
Piña:There's a large amount of talk here about mindfulness for blood pressure.
Hypertension and Pregnancy
Hypertension
Hypertensive Heart Disease
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Meds and Community Over Mindfulness for Most Hypertension
Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH; Keith C. Ferdinand, MD
DisclosuresNovember 11, 2022
This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH: Hello. I'm Ileana Piña, from Thomas Jefferson University, and this is my blog.
I'm thrilled to be at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. I am so honored to have my friend, Dr Keith Ferdinand, with me today to have a chat about blood pressure, which is one of his favorite subjects, and about what we need to do as a community to really address this issue.
It is not okay to remain with a high blood pressure that's not being treated. It is not okay to not get to target. It is not okay to not prescribe the medications that patients need. What an impact we could make on public health if we would do this.
Keith, I'll let you start by introducing yourself.
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD: I'm Keith Ferdinand. I'm a clinical cardiologist. I'm the Gerald S. Berenson Chair of Preventive Cardiology at Tulane University School of Medicine in my hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana,
Piña: That you love so much.
Ferdinand: I do.
Piña: I share that love of your wonderful city, with that wonderful food as well.
Ferdinand: Thank you.
Piña:There's a large amount of talk here about mindfulness for blood pressure.
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Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine/Cardiology/Heart Failure/Transplant; Quality Officer, Cardiovascular Line, Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Clinical Professor of Medicine, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, Michigan; Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio
Disclosure: Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant, or trustee for: Advisory Board: Vifor Pharma; AstraZeneca
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD
Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana; Gerald S. Berenson Chair of Preventive Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Disclosure: Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant, or trustee for: Boehringer Ingelheim; Lilly; Janssen; Novartis; Quantum Genomics