Pharmacist intervention in American 'black barbershops' effective at lowering BP

3' education - Mar. 12, 2018 - ACC 2018, Orlando, FL, USA - Dr. Ronald Victor, MD - Los Angeles, CA, USA

ACC 2018 Barbershops and pharmacists worked together in Los Angeles County, to improve high BP in non-hispanic black men, a group with particularly high rates of uncontrolled hypertension. In a randomized design, a pharmacist intervention led to 27 mmHg drop over 6 months, vs. 9 mmHg in controls.

Educational information

This 3-minute education provides a summary of just presented scientific data, recorded during the ACC 2018. The objective is to provide a brief commentary and potential implications of these findings.

Faculty

Dr. Ronald Victor, MD is the associate director at the Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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