{"id":3476,"date":"2026-05-18T04:58:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/?p=3476"},"modified":"2026-05-18T04:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:58:27","slug":"accuracy-in-bp-measurement-and-effective-hypertension-control-promoted-on-world-hypertension-day-may-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/?p=3476","title":{"rendered":"Accuracy in BP Measurement and Effective Hypertension Control Promoted on World Hypertension Day, May 17th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/95527f1d-8be3-4cc8-b0b9-d4d41e1ccde3-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/95527f1d-8be3-4cc8-b0b9-d4d41e1ccde3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/95527f1d-8be3-4cc8-b0b9-d4d41e1ccde3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/95527f1d-8be3-4cc8-b0b9-d4d41e1ccde3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/95527f1d-8be3-4cc8-b0b9-d4d41e1ccde3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accuracy in BP Measurement and Effective Hypertension Control Promoted on World Hypertension Day, May 17th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chennai, May 2026: World Hypertension Day is aimed at raising attention on the importance of a better hypertension control. This important worldwide activity, started by the World Hypertension League (WHL), was first held on May 14, 2005, and since then World Hypertension Day has been an ever-expanding yearly event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HYPERTENSION With a focus on activities of world Hypertension league | CHENNAI EXPRESS\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FGm_-zXO2h0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Its purpose is to communicate to the public the importance of hypertension and its serious medical complications, and to provide information on its prevention, detection, and management.<br>To do this requires cooperation of health care professionals, media, volunteer organizations and government in each country.<br>To build mass awareness among public &amp; medical fraternity in India WHL (World Hypertension League) under the ageis of Dr S N Narasingan is organizing full day event on 17th May\u201926 at Hotel Savera, Chennai where programme will begin with 3 blood pressure readings of all attendees followed by public awareness talk to educate about its menace on health as well as how to control &amp; manage it. Then a pledge signature campaign by all attendees.<br>World Hypertension League is doing this program in collaboration with Indian Society of Hypertension , Tamilnadu State Chapter represented by its Chairman Dr. K. Kannan &amp; Secretary Dr. S. Chandrasekar and Association of Physicians of India, Chennai Chapter represented by Hony.Gen. Secretary Dr.Vijay Viswanathan .<br>Then post public awareness from 11:00 am to 1.45 pm there will be series of medical talks \/ discussions for doctors to make them aware about latest guidelines \/ clinical experience in the field of hypertension management. The programme will be attended by renowned doctors \/ Cardiologists \/ Nephrologists &amp; Neurologists. Controlling Hypertension together, is this year\u2019s theme to increase high blood pressure (BP) awareness and accuracy in BP Measurement, toward effective treatment of hypertension for a healthy, longer life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accuracy in BP Measurement and Effective Hypertension Control Promoted on World Hypertension Day, May 17th Chennai, May 2026: World Hypertension Day is aimed at raising attention on the importance of a better hypertension control. This important worldwide activity, started by the World Hypertension League (WHL), was first held on May 14, 2005, and since then [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commercial","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/95527f1d-8be3-4cc8-b0b9-d4d41e1ccde3.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3304,"url":"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/?p=3304","url_meta":{"origin":3476,"position":0},"title":"SRM Global Hospitals Saves Mother and Baby with Rarer Dual Surgery for C-Section and Spinal Emergency","author":"CHENNAI EXPRESS","date":"March 26, 2026","format":"image","excerpt":"SRM Global Hospitals Saves Mother and Baby with Rarer Dual Surgery for C-Section and Spinal Emergency Chennai, March 25, 2026: In a rare medical feat, one that is exceptionally uncommon in global medical literature, doctors at SRM Global Hospitals successfully performed a high-risk, dual emergency surgery on a 32-week pregnant\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Commercial&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Commercial","link":"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/?cat=8"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chennaiexpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/f720a799-57ea-4871-85ee-36fd08b08063.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3194,"url":"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/?p=3194","url_meta":{"origin":3476,"position":1},"title":"The Universal Health Code, \u201cthe First-Ever Owner\u2019s Manual for Human Body\u201d, Launched","author":"CHENNAI EXPRESS","date":"February 25, 2026","format":"image","excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ndgd3bTsNkw Chennai, February 24, 2026: The Universal Health Code - presented as the world\u2019s first comprehensive \u201cowner\u2019s manual\u201d for the human body, was launched here today. 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