26: Pharmacist-Led Strategies Offer Solutions to Ongoing Hypertension Control Failures

In this Heart Month solo episode of the Tell-Tale Heart podcast, host Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP, examines the “hypertension control paradox” outlined in a recent New England Journal of Medicine perspective, exploring why blood pressure control in the United States remains suboptimal despite effective therapies and long-standing clinical guidelines. Beavers reviews national trends showing stalled progress in hypertension control and contrasts them with higher-performing systems that rely on protocol-driven, team-based care models.