How often should I check my blood pressure?...

• Patients with diagnosed hypertension should check their blood pressure monthly

• Patients with elevated blood pressure (over 120/70) who meet criteria for treatment should monitor their blood pressure monthly

• Patients with elevated blood pressure but who do not require treatment should monitor their blood pressure at least yearly

• Patients over 40 years old with normal blood pressure 120/70 or lower) should monitor it yearly.

• Patients under 40 with normal blood pressure should monitor it every 3 years.

Full guidelines here:

https://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases/New-ESC-Hypertension-Guidelines-recommend-intensified-BP-targets-and-introduce-a-novel-elevated-blood-pressure-category-to-better-identify-people-at-risk-for-heart-attack-and-stroke#:~:text=The%20ESC%20Guidelines%20also%20provide,139%2F70-89%20mmHg

Hypertension & High Blood Pressure

Aortic Surgery

Aortic Aneurysms and dissections are serious lifethreatening conditions which often require long and complex heart operations to repair.

These conditions are highly varied and the operations to repair them are constantly advancing.

Thanks to our proctor Mr John Yap we have launched the service of aortic surgery in Malta including Bentall aortic root replacement surgery and Hemi-arch replacement with selective antegrade cerebral protection.

The first cases were operated in Malta in November 2025 by David Sladden under the supervision and mentorship of Mr John Yap from St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.

Cardiac Oncology

Chemotherapy and immunotherapy can be harmful to the heart in some cases.

There are clear European guidelines on these....

https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/43/41/4229/6673995?login=false

How often should we perform an ECG and Echocardiogram in patients receiving Chemotherapy or Immunotherpay...?