Blood Pressure Updates for GPs 

Welcome to ‘Blood Pressure Updates for GPs’. The goal is to provide short, snappy updates relating to key reports about blood pressure from the last 6 months. For each of the three papers selected we have compiled a brief summary of the content and commissioned a short independent commentary from an expert in the field. We hope you will find these useful in your day-to-day practice.

Editor: Associate Professor Bruce Neal, The George Institute

Issue 2: April 2008

• Cardiovascular risk in women with high normal blood pressure with comment from Professor Andrew Tonkin
• Effect of pay-for-performance on management of high blood pressure with comment from Associate Professor Stephen Jan
• Rapid postnatal growth predisposes to high blood pressure in early childhood with comment from Associate Professor Rachel Huxley
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Issue 1: December 2007

• More evidence that sodium reduction prevents cardiovascular disease, with comment from Professor Lawrie Beilin
• An integrated approach to management of cardiovascular risk is essential for remote Aboriginal communities, with comment from Professor Ian Puddey
• Calcium supplements ineffective for control of blood pressure in pregnancy, with comment from Professor Trefor Morgan
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