Arterial hypertension in practice
Speakers · Ana Knezović, Iva Tokić Sedlar and Iva Lončar
Moderator · Maks Luka Šenjug
Public CROLMA webinar · held on 12 February 2025 · spoken in Croatian
How can a consultation connect blood pressure readings, treatment and daily habits? Ana Knezović discusses the clinical approach to hypertension, including the place of 24-hour blood pressure monitoring and conversations about lifestyle in the treatment plan.
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Iva Tokić Sedlar moves from dietary patterns such as DASH and the Mediterranean diet to everyday questions about hidden salt, reading food labels and tailoring advice to a person’s habits. Iva Lončar describes different forms of movement and exercise and considers how they can fit into daily life.
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Clinical section and guideline slide · 03:00
Body weight and blood pressure · 41:10
The Mediterranean diet · 47:40
Movement and exercise section · 1:02:40
Notes on the recording
Nutrition. In the section on fruit and vegetables around 41:42, the World Health Organization’s recommendation for adults is at least 400 g of fruit and vegetables a day. Recording · WHO recommendation
Exercise. On the slide around 1:09:40, duration and frequency are listed separately. The slide gives 20–30 minutes for beginners, 45–60 minutes for greater progress, and a frequency of three to five times a week. The 2024 ESC guidelines give at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week. Slide in the recording · ESC, section 8.2.2
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The slide at around 04:28 uses greater-than signs for the thresholds. The 2024 ESC guidelines define office hypertension as systolic blood pressure of at least 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure of at least 90 mmHg. Slide in the recording · ESC classification · ESC guidelines on elevated blood pressure and hypertension
Mancia et al. The 2023 European Society of Hypertension guidelines, shown in the clinical section. ESH guidelines
Neter et al., 2003. A meta-analysis of 25 randomised trials with 4,874 participants on the effect of weight reduction on blood pressure. The participant count comes from the original paper. Original paper
Magriplis et al., 2020. A cross-sectional study of the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and prevalent hypertension. Original paper
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