NHS Bradford Districts CCG Hypertension/Healthy Hearts

Hypertension is an independent risk factor for CVD. Controlling blood pressure in a big population is challenging and done the usual way consumes a lot of resources. The recently published TASMIN SR study (McManus et al 2014) suggests a new way to manage blood pressure by self-monitoring of blood pressure (SMBP) and self-titration (medications dose adjustment) done by patients. A mean difference in blood pressure was 9.2 mmHg between the intervention and control groups. This significantly reduces risk of Stroke and...