DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32833d1e01

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PMID: 20647863

Issn Print: 0263-6352

Publication Date: 2010/08/01


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Setting-up a Blood Pressure and Vascular Protection Clinic: Requirements of the European Society of Hypertension

George S Stergiou; Martin G Myers; John L Reid; Michel Burnier; Krzysztof Narkiewicz; Margus Viigimaa; Giuseppe Mancia

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Author Information: Hypertension Center, Third University Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece

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The European Society of Hypertension (ESH) has certified ‘ESH Centres of Excellence’, which consist of teams of ESH hypertension specialists based on tertiary institutions/hospitals and are identified by their high quality expert scientific activity in research and clinical management, including facilities to diagnose secondary hypertension.
The ‘ESH Blood Pressure and Vascular Protection Clinics’ (ESH BP-VP Clinics) consist of individuals or groups of ESH hypertension specialists working in medical practice (primary care or institutions/hospitals) who have special interest and expertise in hypertension.
ESH BP-VP Clinics are linked to the ESH Centres of Excellence. One Centre of Excellence can be associated with several BP-VP Clinics with European recognition. The Centres of Excellence and the BP-VP Clinics allow the organization of a network aiming to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and management of hypertension and to be involved in multicentre clinical research activities.

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