Healthy Matters - with Dr. David Hilden
Dr. David Hilden (MD, MPH, FACP) is a practicing Internal Medicine physician and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Hennepin Healthcare (HCMC), Hennepin County’s premier safety net hospital in downtown Minneapolis. Join him and his colleagues for expert knowledge, inspiring stories, and thoughtful insight from the front lines of today’s hospitals and clinics. They also take your questions, too! Have you ever just wanted to ask a doctor…well…anything? Email us at healthymatters@hcmed.org, call us at 612-873-TALK (8255) or tweet us @DrDavidHilden. We look forward to building on the success of our storied radio talk show (13 years!) with our new podcast, and we hope you'll join us. In the meantime, be healthy, and be well.
Healthy Matters - with Dr. David Hilden
S04_E09 - Hypertension: Avoiding the Silent Killer
02/016/25
The Healthy Matters Podcast
S04_E09 - Hypertension: Avoiding the Silent Killer
High Blood Pressure, or hypertension, is often called The Silent Killer because it can wreak havoc on our bodies, oftentimes without us even knowing. It's estimated that 85 million people in the U.S. alone have high blood pressure, which is an alarming stat, especially given that it can be a major contributor to a whole host of bad stuff - like stroke, heart attacks and kidney disease, to name just a few. But what causes hypertension? Why is it so damaging to our bodies? Who's most at risk, and what can be done to keep it in check?
From Hypertension to Hypotension, on Episode 9 of our show, we're talking all things blood pressure with a repeat guest, Dr. Woubeshet Ayanew (MD). Dr. Ayenew is a cardiologist at Hennepin Healtcare and currently holds the record for most downloads of a single episode of our show (S3: Episode 09 - "Cholesterol: The Good, The Bad, and the Triglycerides...)! He'll break down the condition for us and explain the causes and effects of high blood pressure, best practices to stay ahead of it, the importance of home monitoring (and what those numbers actually mean), and what can be done for those looking to get things under control. This is a great chance to learn all about hypertension and get some useful tips on how to manage your blood pressure from a true expert. Join us!
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