The 2026 Cardiovascular Statistics report provides a comprehensive review of trends in major cardiovascular risk factors—including hypertension, diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, and smoking—as well as the 5...
In part 5 of our “Test Your Knowledge” series, Michael Bloch, MD, asks you to review the patient vignette and choose the best course of action in terms of pharmacological therapy.
In part 1 of our “Test Your Knowledge” series, Michael Bloch, MD, asks you to pick the patient vignette that best defines resistant hypertension as defined by the ACC/AHA.
Lowering blood pressure before starting pharmacological therapy is important for patients with hypertension. What target should these patients meet before initiating therapy?
In this “Test Your Knowledge” quiz series, Michael J. Bloch, MD, asks what is considered the most widely accepted definition of normal pulmonary arterial pressure.
In this “Test Your Knowledge” quiz series, Michael J. Bloch, MD, outlines a patient case of pulmonary arterial hypertension and asks you to classify the patient based on World Health Organization...
In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, which of the following characteristics are associated with significantly higher risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension?
