Circulation On The Run

This week features two Feature Discussions. In our first feature discussion, Nikkil Sudharsanan and Associate Editor Ntobeko Ntusi as they discuss the article "Variation in the Proportion of Adults in Need of BP-Lowering Medications by Hypertension Care Guideline in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study of 1,037,215 Individuals from 50 Nationally Representative Surveys." Then in our second feature discussion, join author Aloke Finn and Associate Editor Jeffrey Saffitz as they discuss the article "Microthrombi As A Major Cause of Cardiac Injury in COVID-19: A Pathologic Study." One addendum to the Feature Discussion with Drs. Sudharsanan and Ntusi: ·       Dr. Sudharsanan wanted to clarify that treatment needs were determined for each country based on multiple blood pressure measurements taken on the day of the survey; however, all the estimates were based on BP measured on just one day, rather than over several weeks as is done in clinical practice. This is related the final question posed