Kym Mcnicholas On Innovation

This week on *The Heart of Innovation* Hosted by Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Philips and Emmy Award Winning Journalist Kym McNicholas, The focus is on groundbreaking treatment for hard-to-treat blood pressure. The featured guest is Interventional Cardiologist Dr Eric Secemsky, Director of Vascular Intervention at BIDMC and Section head of Intervetional Cardiology and Vascular research at the Richard. A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology at BIDMC. Dr. Secemsky delves into the prevalence of high blood pressure, affecting nearly half of American adults, with many being unaware of their condition or facing challenges in consistently accessing or adhering to medications. Shockingly only one in four individuals with high blood pressure have it under control, underscoring the urgency of addressing this public health concern. The discussion highlights the subset of patients facing treatment resistant hypertension, where standard medication prove ineffective or intolerable, posing