Hypertension

To enhance the quality of care for all patients with hypertension, Lilavati Hospital has taken an important step to standardize hypertension management. Our Hypertension Clinic has standardized blood pressure treatment and measurement protocols as well as a hypertension formulary for blood pressure medications and suppliesand has updated related performance indicators. By standardizing blood pressure measurement, Hypertension Clinic will prevent misdiagnosis,under-andover-treatment of hypertension and improve the accuracy of blood pressure measurements across the system. In addition, Hypertension Clinic will improve individual hypertension disease management and decrease morbidity and mortality due to hypertension.

Services

Hypertension Management

Management of hypertension with compassion and quality care using gold standard techniques of 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring for accurate diagnosis. Our treatment follows international standards to maintain optimal blood pressure control, preventing fluctuations throughout the day and night.

Impact of Lifestyle Modifications on Blood Pressure:

Modification	Recommended Actions	Approximate Systolic BP Reduction
Physical Activity	At least 2.5 hours of moderate activity per week	4-9 mm Hg
DASH Diet	Consume a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains	8-14 mm Hg
Reduce Sodium Intake	Limit to 2.4g sodium/day	2-8 mm Hg
Maintain Healthy Weight	Keep BMI below 25	5-20 mm Hg per 22 lbs lost
Limit Alcohol Consumption	Max 2 drinks/day (men), 1 drink/day (women)	2-4 mm Hg

Technology and Infrastructure

The Hypertension clinic is driven by the best minds that our country has to offer andaided below world class facilities.

Cardiac Cathlab:

We have 2 Cardiac Cath Lab providing the patients state-of-art technology for Coronary interventions, Primary Coronary Angioplasty, Structural Heart interventions and Intervention Radiology procedures with utmost safety standards. Procedures are performed by team of expert, skilled team of doctors available for 24 hours a day. Latest Cath lab equipment with IVUS, FFR facilities are backed by highly trained technical staff, nurses and excellent ICCU setup.

Complex Cardiac procedures for critically ill patients are routinely performed. One of the first cases of Trans catheter Aortic Valve Replacement was recently performed at Lilavati Hospital.

Electrophysiological procedures and pacemaker device implantation are performed regularly with utmost safety standards.

The clinic is also supported by below machines of international standards to investigate and treat simple and resistant hypertension cases.