{"id":11976,"date":"2024-09-25T11:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T11:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/?p=11976"},"modified":"2024-09-30T09:40:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T09:40:40","slug":"latest-hypertension-guidelines-target-elevated-blood-pressure-and-heart-attack-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/cardiology\/latest-hypertension-guidelines-target-elevated-blood-pressure-and-heart-attack-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest hypertension guidelines target elevated blood pressure and heart attack prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-14 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-11985\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/09\/25130310\/Prof-Bill-McEvoy.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/09\/25130310\/Prof-Bill-McEvoy.jpg 250w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/09\/25130310\/Prof-Bill-McEvoy-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">John William (Bill) McEvoy MB BCh BAO, MEd, MHS, PhD, FRCPI<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Medical and Research Director, National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health<br\/>Established Professor of Preventive Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Galway, Ireland.<br\/>Consultant Cardiologist, University College Hospital Galway, Saolta Healthcare Group.<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has released updated guidelines for managing high blood pressure, aiming to significantly impact heart health across Europe.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-recent-guidelines-for-managing-high-blood-pressure\"><strong>Recent guidelines for managing high blood pressure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-chaired by Professor Bill McEvoy, Professor of Preventive Cardiology at University of Galway and Medical and Research Director of the National Institute for Preventive Cardiology (NIPC), these guidelines introduce more intensive treatment targets and a new &#8216;elevated blood-pressure&#8217; category to help prevent heart attacks and strokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, affecting about 45% of European adults. The new ESC guidelines introduce an &#8216;Elevated BP&#8217; category for blood pressures between 120\u2013139\/70-89 mmHg, allowing earlier intervention for those at risk. This change recognises that blood pressure rises gradually and certain groups, such as people with diabetes, could benefit from more intensive treatment before reaching the traditional hypertension threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>INTERASPIRE study highlights the real-world challenge: 61% of heart disease patients globally do not have controlled blood pressure.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-target-systolic-levels-and-rise-of-home-monitoring\"><strong>Target systolic levels and rise of home monitoring<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The guidelines now recommend a target systolic blood pressure of 120\u2013129 mmHg for most patients on medication, shifting from prior, less aggressive approaches. This change is driven by evidence showing that more intensive targets can better reduce cardiovascular risks. Another major recommendation is the increased use of home and ambulatory blood pressure monitors, helping patients and doctors make more informed decisions based on accurate, real-world data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bridging-evidence-based-guidelines-and-real-world-outcomes\"><strong>Bridging evidence-based guidelines and real-world outcomes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor McEvoy\u2019s leadership extends beyond the guidelines, as his work with the INTERASPIRE study highlights the real-world challenge: 61% of heart disease patients globally do not have controlled blood pressure. This connection between evidence-based guidelines and real-world outcomes underscores the importance of the new ESC guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor McEvoy is a unique and pioneering medic, a practising consultant preventive cardiologist and an academic clinician at University of Galway. He also leads research and its implementation through to clinical practice at the NIPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-national-initiative-to-improve-cardiovascular-health-in-ireland\"><strong>National initiative to improve cardiovascular health in Ireland<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As an independent medical research and education institute, NIPC is dedicated to advancing cardiovascular health through a strong focus on prevention, education and research. Working in collaboration with key stakeholders, its primary objective is to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor McEvoy will launch NIPC\u2019s latest \u2018Irish Hearts\u2019 research project, a national population study, in partnership with Cro\u00ed, the heart and stroke charity and the University of Galway at this year&#8217;s Heartfest event (September 25\u201327, 2024). This research study aims to gather critical information on heart health in Ireland, where individuals from the general population will be randomly selected for cardiovascular screening. This initiative is designed to contribute to heart and stroke prevention research, helping to enhance public health strategies across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-accordion ab-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"ab-accordion-title\">References<\/summary><div class=\"ab-accordion-text\">\n<p><strong>InterAspire Citation<\/strong><br>John William McEvoy, Catriona Jennings, Kornelia Kotseva, Dirk De Bacquer, Guy De Backer, Iris Erlund, Terhi Vihervaara, Gregory Y H Lip, Kausik K Ray, Lars Ryd\u00e9n, Ana Abreu, Wael Almahmeed, Ade Meidian Ambari, Junbo Ge, Hosam Hasan-Ali, Yong Huo, Piotr Jankowski, Rodney M Jimenez, Yong Li, Ahmad Syadi Mahmood Zuhdi, Abel Makubi, Amam Chinyere Mbakwem, Lilian Mbau, Jose Luis Navarro Estrada, Okechukwu Samuel Ogah, Elijah Nyainda Ogola, Adalberto Quintero\u2013Baiz, Mahmoud Umar Sani, Maria Ines Sosa Liprandi, Jack Wei Chieh Tan, Miguel Alberto Urina Triana, Tee Joo Yeo, Sandra Ganly, Agnieszka Adamska, David Wood, on behalf of the INTERASPIRE Investigators, Variation in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: the INTERASPIRE study,&nbsp;<em>European Heart Journal<\/em>, 2024;, ehae558,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/eurheartj\/ehae558\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/eurheartj\/ehae558<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hypertension guidelines citation<\/strong><br>John William McEvoy, Cian P McCarthy, Rosa Maria Bruno, Sofie Brouwers, Michelle D Canavan, Claudio Ceconi, Ruxandra Maria Christodorescu, Stella S Daskalopoulou, Charles J Ferro, Eva Gerdts, Henner Hanssen, Julie Harris, Lucas Lauder, Richard J McManus, Gerard J Molloy, Kazem Rahimi, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Gian Paolo Rossi, Else Charlotte Sandset, Bart Scheenaerts, Jan A Staessen, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Maurizio Volterrani, Rhian M Touyz, ESC Scientific Document Group , 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension: Developed by the task force on the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and&nbsp;<em>endorsed by the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) and the European Stroke Organisation (ESO)<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>European Heart Journal<\/em>, 2024;, ehae178,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/eurheartj\/ehae178\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/eurheartj\/ehae178<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has released updated guidelines for managing high blood pressure, aiming to significantly impact heart health across Europe. Recent guidelines for managing high blood pressure Co-chaired by Professor Bill McEvoy, Professor of Preventive Cardiology at University of Galway and Medical and Research Director of the National Institute for Preventive Cardiology &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/cardiology\/latest-hypertension-guidelines-target-elevated-blood-pressure-and-heart-attack-prevention\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":11978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[5942],"class_list":["post-11976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cardiology","tag-cardiovascular-health-q3-2024"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/09\/25110056\/AdobeStock_313882795-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/09\/25110056\/AdobeStock_313882795-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Your Future Career","author_link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/author\/harveyodonnell\/"},"vicky_index_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11976"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11989,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11976\/revisions\/11989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}