Tag Jordana B. Cohen MD MSCE

Cardiovascular

Target Organ Damage or Why Should we Treat Hypertension?

Questions 1 Which organs are most affected by elevated blood pressure? Heart Brain Kidneys Eyes 2 How does hypertension effect target organs? Elevated blood pressure over many years can cause damage to several organs due to the direct effects of…

Hypertension Secrets
September 15, 2023

Cardiovascular

Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring

Questions 1 What is out-of-office blood pressure monitoring? Out-of-office blood pressure (BP) monitoring is the assessment of BP outside of the clinic setting using either ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) or self-monitoring of BP at home, also known as home BP…

Hypertension Secrets
September 15, 2023