Leadership message. American Society of Hypertension-designated centers of excellence: a new initiative.

摘要

The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH) Board of Directors is pleased to announce a new program to assist patients who have difficult-to-treat hypertension. This program provides for a formal recognition by ASH for medical practices that have demonstrated excellence in treating patients with complex and resistant hypertension and its comorbidities. The program is focused on enhancing hypertension patient care and is designed to evaluate each medical practice against a professional set of criteria based on responses to a questionnaire and a site visit by experts in the field of clinical hypertension.