Medical articles from Professor Melvin Lobo

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14/05/2020

Hypertension specialist

When is the best time of day to take your blood pressure medication?

Following the results of the Hygia Project - a controversial study carried out in a primary care setting in northern Spain - there has been confusion among patients and medical professionals as to when patients should be taking their blood pressure tablets: in the morning or before going to bed? Professor Melvin Lobo offers his opinion on the debate and at what point of the day he thinks it's best to take it.

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26/11/2019

Professor Melvin Lobo

Hypertension specialist

Managing high blood pressure

Hypertension or high blood pressure is highly prevalent, with 1.13 billion people worldwide diagnosed with the condition, and this is predicted to increase to 1.5 billion by the year 2025. Professor Melvin Lobo, a global expert in hypertension, talks to us about hypertension and the future of hypertension treatments.

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18/06/2018

Professor Melvin Lobo

Hypertension specialist

Challenges in managing adult hypertension

Professor Melvin Lobo, an leader in the field of treating hypertension, explains the main challenges we face in managing adult hypertension and ways we could potentially overcome them.

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30/05/2018

Professor Melvin Lobo

Hypertension specialist

PoTS syndrome - why is my heart rate faster when standing?

Sometimes when we stand up suddenly we can feel a little dizzy – but what if this happens frequently, and your heart rate doesn’t go down? It could be a sign you’re affected by postural tachycardia syndrome , or PoTS syndrome. We’ve interviewed leading cardiovascular physician Professor Melvin Lobo to find out how PoTS syndrome is diagnosed, and how it can be treated.

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02/11/2017

Professor Melvin Lobo

Hypertension specialist

Beam me up! New wearable tech uses light technology to check your blood pressure

Leading cardiologist and blood pressure specialist, Professor Melvin Lobo explains how cutting-edge technology is changing the face of blood pressure monitoring, leading the way to more accurate results.

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30/05/2017

Professor Melvin Lobo

Hypertension specialist

New approaches to blood pressure problems

Professor Melvin Lobo, cardiovascular physician, clinical hypertension specialist and founder of The London Blood Pressure Clinic explains all about novel new approaches to hypertension.