Cardiovascular & Hypertension Screening
5 articles
Blood-pressure and cardiovascular screening at population scale and why early detection matters for the capital.
What Counts as High Blood Pressure? NICE’s Diagnostic Thresholds Explained
NICE guideline NG136 sets the exact readings that turn a raised blood-pressure result into a hyperte...
LPLHC Public Policy Committee
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: Why One Clinic Reading Isn’t a Diagnosis
Why a single clinic blood pressure reading isn’t a diagnosis, and what NICE’s ambulatory monitoring...
LPLHC Public Policy Committee
NHS Health Checks and Pharmacy Screening: London’s Two Routes to Catching Hypertension Early
How London’s GP-based NHS Health Check and community pharmacy blood pressure service work together t...
LPLHC Public Policy Committee
Blood Pressure Cuff Size: The Screening Error Hiding in Plain Sight
The wrong cuff size can add or hide up to 20mmHg on a blood pressure reading. Here’s why fit matters...
LPLHC Public Policy Committee
Addressing London’s Cardiovascular Health: Early Hypertension Screening at Scale
Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with hypertensio...