Introduction Maintaining stable blood pressure during surgery is a key responsibility of anaesthetists. Peri-operative omission and reintroduction of antihypertensive drugs, general anaesthesia, neu...

What is Atrial Fibrillation and why does it matter? Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart condition. It increases risk of developing other conditions, like heart failure, or having a stroke and d...

Background Postural hypotension is associated with excess mortality, falls, and cognitive decline. Postural hypotension is poorly recorded in routine general practice records. Few studies have explore...

A new method improving the accuracy of interpreting blood pressure measurements taken at the ankle could be crucial for people who cannot have their arm blood pressure measured. New research from the ...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Cini Bhanu about postural hypotension amongst people taking antidepressant medication.

Background: Postural hypotension (PH) is associated with cognitive decline, falls and allcause mortality, representing a substantial burden on the NHS. PH is often asymptomatic, making detection and t...

Background Postural hypotension (PH) is associated with excess mortality, falls and cognitive decline. PH is poorly recorded in routine general practice (practice) records. Few practice studies have e...

I’ve always enjoyed the regional SAPC conferences. Being very much at the smaller end of the conference spectrum, they are a great way to find out what’s going on in the local region, and offer

Background Hypertension is the leading modifiable cause of cardiovascular disease. Primary care management is predominantly individual and remains suboptimal. Interventions delivered to groups incorpo...