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How do you manage high blood pressure?

A recent report in the medical journal Open Heart done by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging a...

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11.14 22 Jan 2026


How do you manage high blood pressure?


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11.14 22 Jan 2026


A recent report in the medical journal Open Heart done by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging at Trinity College Dublin, showed that the majority of over-50s with high blood pressure in Ireland are not having their condition adequately managed.

To discuss the importance of this, Ciara is joined by Assistant Adjuvant Professor in Public Health and Primary Care at Trinity College Dublin and Kildare GP, Dr Brendan O’Shea.


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