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Harnessing Telehealth and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring to Improve Hypertension Care

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Why Telehealth is Essential for Hypertension For patients with hypertension, managing blood pressure outside of the office is crucial. As Dr. Shimbo points out, a brief 5-10-minute doctor’s visit may not give an accurate reflection of a patient’s blood pressure in the real world.

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FDA Approves Wegovy for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Adults with Known Heart Disease and Overweight or Obesity

DAIC

director of the Division of Diabetes, Lipid Disorders, and Obesity in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research , in a statement issued by the FDA. 13 Obesity increases the risk of developing high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol, both contributing factors to CVD. 10,11 In the U.S.,

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