Summary:

«Undertreatment of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia is a persistent clinical challenge, and up to half of patients do not receive optimal treatment despite many generic options, Alexander J. Blood, MD, cardiologist and critical care fellow in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, told Healio. A shift to remote health care delivery has the potential to revolutionize care, but raises concerns about deepening a “digital health divide” that could exacerbate inequities, Blood said..»

Article written by Regina Schaffer and Erik Swain. Photo by Adobe Stock.

13|11|2021

Source:

Healio News

https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20211113/remote-algorithmdriven-program-improves-hypertension-ldl-in-highrisk-patients