
Thomas Lüscher
Swiss cardiologist
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Aug 17, 2026
Take the Pressure Down—Why Hypertension Can Be Bad for Your Brain Health
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Thomas LüscherGUEST
but it matters, uh, you know, first of all, uh, at what age we are and what we, uh, call normal blood pressure and what we call therapeutic targets.

Thomas LüscherGUEST
So imagine if you have had a blood pressure of 150 over 90 for a couple years, then there is als- already changes in your vasculature, and it has been shown that if you lower blood pressure too low in these people, that there may be actually untoward effects, the so-called J curve.

Thomas LüscherGUEST
That, uh, means that the optimal blood pressure is then rather in the range of 120 to 130 over 80.

Thomas LüscherGUEST
And so currently the guidelines of the Americans, uh, are a bit stricter than the ones on the, um, of the, uh, uh, um, Europeans.
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But before that, could you just very briefly, Thomas, tell us how does hypertension develop? What is actually happening when the blood pressure is elevating?
Rox Heart Radio: ESC 2026 on the Horizon
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Thomas LüscherGUEST
The digital transformation of medicine and cardiology in particular is fascinating and also very important.

Thomas LüscherGUEST
And so we started to Of course, implement AI with our employees and the heart house.

