Professor Terry McCormack
GP with an interest in cardiovascular healthcare and research
Key learning pointsKey learning points: NICE hypertension in adults
Professor Terry McCormack highlights key learning points from NICE’s 2019 update on diagnosing and managing hypertension
- Personal view
Should everyone with a 10% risk of CVD take a statin?
Dr Terry McCormack revisits recent controversies about NICE guidance on statins and offers patient scenarios illustrating his own approach in clinical practice
- Implementing guidelines
NICE updates its ACD algorithm on antihypertensive drugs
Dr Terry McCormack describes how the updated NICE guideline recommends the use of ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring for diagnosis of hypertension
