Global Hypertension Experts Launch First-of-its-Kind Online Resource to Help Healthcare Professionals Address Most Challenging Form of Hypertension

Global Hypertension Experts Launch First-of- its-Kind Online Resource to Help Healthcare Professionals Address Most Challenging Form of Hypertension PR Newswire ERLANGEN, Germany and BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 22, 2012 - Resource Endorsed by the American Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Hypertension ERLANGEN, Germany and BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Power Over Pressure steering committee today announced the launch of the world's first online resource created to help healthcare professionals improve diagnosis and develop solutions for treatment-resistant hypertension, an urgent and growing public health issue that affects 120 million people worldwide.[1],[2] Developed by global hypertension experts and endorsed by the American Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Hypertension, this new, free resource is available at PowerOverPressure.com. "Despite focused efforts and the introduction of multiple new therapies, the percentage of hypertension patients resistant to treatment has increased by 62 percent in the last 20 years – making it critical for physicians across all disciplines who care for these patients to work together to improve patient outcomes," said Suzanne Oparil, M.D.