Learn about the Hypertension Guideline Updates, with Dr. Eleanor Levin - Part 2
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Overview
This lecture provides a comprehensive update on managing high blood pressure, the most prevalent and modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Participants will explore the critical goal of maintaining blood pressure below 130/80 mm Hg to manage hypertension among U.S. adults. A key focus includes implementing the 2025 ACC/AHA guidelines, specifically transitioning from the Pooled Cohort Equation to the new PREVENT Equation for calculating 10-year risk. By the end of the module, learners will understand how to integrate personalized lifestyle modifications with pharmacological interventions to achieve effective risk reduction.
The live lecture for this recording took place February 9, 2026.
Presenter
Eleanor Levin, MD, FACC, FAHA
Clinical Professor Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University;
Former Kaiser Permanente Northern California Chief of Cardiology
Presenter Bio
Since 2018, Dr Levin has been a Clinical Professor in the Cardiology Division at Stanford, specializing in Preventive Cardiology and CardioObstetrics. She has spoken about and presented her work on population management and quality improvement nationally and internationally.After residency training at Georgetown University, Dr. Levin completed her cardiology fellowship at George Washington University and then joined the faculty as an assistant professor of medicine in the Lipid Research Clinic. Subsequently she joined The Permanente Medical Group in northern California as a non-invasive cardiologist. She directed the Echocardiography Lab at Kaiser Santa Clara and introduced transesophageal echocardiogram and stress echo during her 25-year tenure. She introduced CT angiography of the heart at Santa Clara and coordinated joint readings between Radiology and Cardiology for 15 years. She created the Cholesterol Management and Heart Failure Programs initially at Santa Clara and eventually at more than 20 medical centers in Northern California. She was Kaiser's regional expert in lipidology as well as in cardiac disease in pregnancy in a patient population of 4 million. Dr. Levin served as Chief of Cardiology at Santa Clara for 16 years and as Chair of the Chiefs of Cardiology (120 cardiologists) for Northern California Kaiser for 8 years. She directed the Regional Cardiac Rehabilitation Program using home-based comprehensive rehabilitation across 18 medical centers for nearly three decades. During this time, she led teams developing cardiac guidelines embedded in order sets and electronic medical records throughout Kaiser medical centers to improve quality.