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Fellow Focus in Four (August 2019) - Sumeet Pawar, MD

Not every blood pressure monitor is a good one. Here’s how to find the right one for you.

Patients receiving care in low-income areas can have poorer health outcomes, suggesting that social determinants of health can sway clinical trials.

People who live in low-income areas experience less blood pressure control and have worse outcomes from adverse cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA).

People enrolled in a large clinical hypertension management trial were half as likely to control their blood pressure if they received care at clinics and primary care practices in low-income areas, according to new Yale-led research.

People enrolled in a large clinical hypertension management trial were half as likely to control their blood pressure if they received care at clinics and primary care practices in low-income areas, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association.

Patients with the lowest socioeconomic status had poorer BP control and worse outcomes compared with those with higher socioeconomic status.

High blood pressure exacts a far greater toll on poor people than it does on affluent Americans, a new, national study finds.

When heart disease affects people under age 50, it’s considered “early onset” and experts believe there’s a genetic link. Yale investigators have found that a particular gene is common to families with multiple members who either have early-onset heart disease or are at risk for it.