Remote Cardiovascular Hypertension Program Enhanced Blood Pressure Control During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Background The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional health care; one fallout was a drastic decrease in blood pressure (BP) assessment. We analyzed the pandemic's impact on our existing remote hypertension management program's effectiveness and adaptability. Methods and Results This retrospective observational analysis evaluated BP control in an entirely remote management program before and during the pandemic. A team of pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physicians, and nonlicensed navigators used an evidence-based clinical algorithm to optimize hypertensive treatment. The algorithm was adapted during the pandemic to simplify BP control. Overall, 1256 patients (605 enrolled in the 6 months before the pandemic shutdown in March 2020 and 651 in the 6 months after) were a median age of 63 y

SUBMITTER: Lee SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10111523 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature