Call for national cardiovascular risk prevention clinics

Senator Gerard Craughwell, Dr Susan Connolly, Integrated Care Cardiologist, University Hospital Galway, Mrs Karen Brennan, and Professor Rónán Collins, Consultant Geriatrician and Stroke Medicine, Tallaght University Hospital, at an Oireachtas cardiovascular health briefing in Leinster House.

Up to 80 per cent of strokes are preventable, according to medical experts who have emphasised the need for national cardiovascular risk prevention clinics to improve early detection and management of hypertension, writes Brian Byrne. They were speaking to members of the Oireachtas in advance of tomorrow's World Hypertension Day.

About 7,500 strokes happen in Ireland each year, according to the Irish Heart Foundation. With hypertension a major risk factor for strokes and heart attacks, the meeting, coinciding with ‘May Measure Month’, called for coordinated action to align Ireland’s cardiovascular care with international best practices and the EU’s Safe Hearts plan. 

The event was hosted in Leinster House by Senator Gerard Craughwell, and those attending included Dr Susan Connolly, Integrated Care Cardiologist, Galway University Hospital, and Professor Rónán Collins, Consultant Geriatrician & Stroke Medicine, Tallaght University Hospital.

A national initiative led by the University of Galway will engage patients in developing a patient-friendly pathway for resistant hypertension, with final results expected by September 2026.

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