ACE-Inhibitors and COVID

A lot of people have written to me asking about the safety of taking ACE inhibitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. I therefore thought I’d do a blog to clarify my understanding of this subject. It is important to note that given the very rapid and terrifying pace of growth of the pandemic, we have very limited data to make absolutely definitive conclusions and the advice may change as results from [...]

The 3 important questions to ask if you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure

If there is one thing that causes a tonne of anxiety, it is the mention of high blood pressure. A common scenario, for example is that the patient goes to see his doctor for a routine visit or a completely unrelated complaint and the first thing the doctor or the practice nurse will do is measure the patient’s blood pressure.  Then the doctor will shake his head, and say the words “your blood pres [...]

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