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Blood pressure: do you know your numbers?
High blood pressure is a worryingly common condition in the UK, affecting 1 in 3 adults, but rising in older age. It is known as the ‘silent killer’ as it has no symptoms.
If left untreated, high blood pressure can lead to strain on the heart, heart attacks and strokes but if diagnosed early and treated, people with the condition can lead a perfectly healthy and normal life.
Bristol Heart Institute’s Cardionomics Group are a team of doctors and researchers specialising in hypertension (high blood pressure), trying to understand what drives high blood pressure and developing new ways of treating it.
Dr Angus Nightingale, a Consultant Cardiologist, runs a weekly Hypertension Clinic at the Bristol Heart Institute, specialising in the treatment of patients with high blood pressure. He and his team offer novel treatments for hypertension, including renal denervation.
In conjunction with International Clinical Trials Day and World Hypertension Day, the Cardionomics Group are promoting Know Your Numbers. Do you know if your blood pressure is normal or high? This is your chance to get a free blood pressure check, find out more about hypertension and perhaps get involved in a research study.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it. Visit the BHI website for more information on high blood pressure, the specialist hypertension clinic and the research done by the Cardionomics Group. They have lots of interesting studies open for volunteers, whether their blood pressure is normal or high.
Meanwhile, if you’re interested in hearing more about the theoretical side of the subject while relaxing in a nice pub, Dr Angus Nightingale and Dr Emma Hart will be appearing at the Pint of Science festival for a talk entitled High Blood Pressure and the Selfish Brain.
Know Your Numbers is on Wednesday May 20, 10am – 3pm in the Atrium of the Bristol Heart Institute, Level 5, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
High Pressure and the Selfish Brain is on Wednesday May 20, 7pm – 9.30pm at the Hen & Chicken, North Street, Bristol.
For more information visit www.uhbristol.nhs.uk/hypertension