In part 4 of our “Test Your Knowledge” series, Michael Bloch, MD, asks you to review the patient vignette and choose the best course of action in terms of pharmacological therapy.
In part 2 of our “Test Your Knowledge” series, Michael Bloch, MD, asks you to identify which factor is most likely contributing to the patient’s resistant hypertension.
A 75‑year‑old woman with a medical history significant for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to her primary care physician with dyspnea. Can you make a diagnosis? ...
Do you know which nonpharmacological intervention is estimated to have the greatest impact on systolic blood pressure among individuals with hypertension? Find out by taking our pop quiz.
Are you familiar with the results of the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) analysis of the REDUCE-IT trial? Find out the effect of EPA on heart failure by taking our pop quiz.
Certain patient populations are at higher risk for ASCVD. What do the ACC/AHA guidelines recommend as first-line therapy for certain high-risk patient groups?
The ACC/AHA have proposed dietary recommendations in their 2019 Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Test your knowledge on the nutrition recommendations with our new pop quiz! ...
A 39‑year‑old black man with no remarkable medical history presented to his primary care physician with heart palpitations, which had occurred a couple times per day over the past few weeks. Can you make a...
The 2019 ACC/AHA guideline on CVD prevention includes recommendations on how to reduce ASCVD risk among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Are you familiar with the recommendations? Find out by taking...
