Case study 1

Mr G felt fine when he went to bed at 0130, but his wife awakes at 0345 to find him struggling to get out of bed, unable to move his right arm or leg, and unable to speak. She calls 999 and he arrives at the hospital at 0430

On assessment, his right-sided weakness has now resolved, but he is...

The American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) have considerably lowered hypertension treatment thresholds in recently-published guidelines.¹ The new guidelines have generated much debate about the pros and cons of ‘going so low’ with these thresholds.

The new guidance has met...