Understand the best practices for BP measurement for #hypertension patients with this infographic. 👇 Access the infographic, patient case quizzes & more 🆓 education w/ ACC's online course: bit.ly/4dUOal5 #ACCEd #WorldHypertensionDay #HighBloodPressureMonth #cvPrev

Age-specific troponin thresholds: considerations for the fifth universal definition of myocardial infarction in EHJ. doi.org/10.1093/eurhea… @ESCardio European Society of Cardiology Journals #age #5UDMI John William McEvoy

Thanks EHJ Editor-in-Chief! Shout out also to John Mandrola, MD for his podcast. John clearly 'gets this' issue, both as a clinician and a KOL. Unlike academics who often see few patients, this is something most clinicians understand is v important medscape.com/viewarticle/10… NIPC University of Galway CMNHS

After 20 years of static development, 3 novel BP ⬇️ therapies were FDA approved in 2024. Now in JAMA Cardiology, led by ⭐️ UMass Chan Medical School student Ritika Revoori, we discuss whether BP surrogate endpoint trials are sufficient for endorsement. John William McEvoy jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac…

Congrats Prof Kausik Ray FMedSci & INTERASPIRE team! NIPC University of Galway CMNHS Global Variation in Lipoprotein(a) Levels Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: Insights From the INTERASPIRE Study and Implications for Emerging Lp(a)-Lowering Therapies | JACC jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

Prevalence and Outcomes of #Hypertension subtypes (isolated systolic/diastolic or sys-dias hypertension) from the #NHANES data 🔗 academic.oup.com/ajh/article-ab… 🔒

INTERASPIRE study coordinated by NIPC University of Galway CMNHS, this nice lp(a) paper led by great collaborator and Executive Committee member Prof Kausik Ray FMedSci

Watch a round-up from The European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) 2025 Congress with key presentations from NIPC directors John William McEvoy on the new ESC #Hypertension Guidelines and Prof Kornelia Kotseva who shared late-breaking findings from the #INTERASPIRE study.

Remember to save the date! This year the National Prevention Conference and the West of Ireland Integrated Diabetes Care Conference come together for the first time to deliver a special two-day conference on the 14th and 15th of November at the Galmont Hotel, Galway.

The American Heart Association just published their alcohol recommendations today which line up with the report by the National Academies. Moderate EtOH intake, up to 7 drinks per week (1/day), is without risk (and may be beneficial for cardiovascular outcomes) American Heart Association

Excited to share this important work showing sodium reduction lowered BP in the context of diabetes. Dietary Patterns, Sodium Reduction, and Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetes jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Not to be missed for all junior #lipid #prevention trainees! Actually not just trainees, all of us

While this content may seem obvious @ first, I humbly believe the idea is more nuanced than first glance and rather profound. Led by Cian McCarthy. NIPC Roger Blumenthal Reflections on Binary Thresholds for Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension | JACC jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

Now in JACC Journals, John William McEvoy and I discuss approaches to defining hypercholesterolemia and hypertension in an era of CVD risk based treatment allocation. jacc.org/doi/full/10.10…

Couldn’t agree more, Ireland’s Integrated Care Cardiologists who work between hospital and the community hubs focussing on CVD Risk, HF and AF would benefit from such a recognised training track IrishCardiacSociety

Now in JACC Journals, Thijs Eijsvogels and colleagues find that most exercise induced troponin elevation is not explainable by CAD. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Meagan Murphy Wasfy and I contextualize these results in accompanying editorial Mass General Heart jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

What a pleasure to present on models of obesity care at #ACNAP2025 and to highlight some of the great work being done by Croí Heart & Stroke HSE Ireland & our new NIPC "Peaceplus" project which aims to provide equitable obesity care in Ireland susanconnolly

Insights from Norway on implementing the 2024 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for elevated blood pressure and hypertension heart.bmj.com/content/early/…

Join our PgCert in #Cardiac Rehabilitation, with Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway, and gain advanced skills in •Risk factor management •Behaviour change strategies •Evidence-based rehabilitation Learn more at ⬇️🔗 nipc.ie/education/post…

With contributions from 6 NIPC staff, get the latest insights from the INTERASPIRE study! ‘Global Variation in Lipoprotein(a) Levels Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: ’ Read the full article at National Library of Medicine John William McEvoy pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40436467/