Program will educate, empower ER visitors with uncontrolled high blood pressure

(University of Illinois at Chicago) A new $3 million, five-year grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute will allow researchers to determine whether a unique program designed to educate people with uncontrolled hypertension -- also known as high blood pressure -- about the importance of getting their blood pressure under control can help reduce the risk of developing chronic and expensive-to-treat secondary cardiovascular conditions among this high-risk group.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news