Volume 9, Number 4, April 2002

What’s new in hypertension
Is it time to forget about diastolic blood pressure? Should we abandon the mercury sphygmomanometer? Is non-pharmacological intervention a waste of time? These were some of the questions discussed at the first Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS) meeting of 2002 which was carried out jointly with the British Hypertension Society (BHS) on 26th February. The meeting – chaired by Professors Bryan Williams (Leicester Royal Infirmary) and Richard Hobbs (University of Birmingham) – focused on practical advice and trial evidence. Ola Soyinka reports.

Br J Cardiol 2002;9:233-240.

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