Dr. Raymond Townsend on Improving Adherence to Blood Pressure-Lowering Medications

DocWire News spoke with Raymond Townsend, MD, FAHA, a professor of medicine and director of the hypertension program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Townsend discusses the prevalence and dangers of hypertension, how not adhering to medications is one of the biggest issues for patients with high blood pressure, and the health care providers who prescribe these treatments.