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Dec 2018
24 m

Closing the BP control gap

American Medical Association
About this episode

More than 100 million adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure, and nearly half of them are not controlled. This episode features two physicians who are leading efforts to help close the BP control gap.

Dr. Daichi Shimbo is a cardiologist affiliated with New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Sandeep Kishore is Associate Director of the Arnhold Institute for Global Health. Dr. Shimbo and Dr. Kishore join us on this episode of AMA Doc Talk to offer clinical context, practical strategies and new ways of thinking to address this public health crisis. 

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