Penn Medicine Healthy Heart

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · Sep 25, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

The Penn Medicine Healthy Heart trial is a study aimed at helping patients in West and Southwest Philadelphia and Lancaster improve their blood pressure and cholesterol levels. The trial will use tools and platforms to identify patients who might benefit from a program designed to encourage healthier behaviors over a period of six months. This is important because high blood pressure and cholesterol can lead to serious health issues, and the study hopes to find effective ways to support patients in managing these conditions.

To participate, you need to be a patient in the Penn Medicine Primary Care network and have had high blood pressure readings (140 or higher) in the last year, along with certain risk factors for heart disease or diabetes. You also need to be off certain cholesterol medications or on a low-intensity statin with high cholesterol levels. If you’re selected, you can expect support and guidance to help you make positive changes to your health. It’s worth noting that the study is currently recruiting participants, so if you or someone you know fits the criteria, this could be a great opportunity to improve heart health.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • On the Penn Medicine Primary Care Service Line registry
• • Last 2 Blood Pressure readings with Systolic Blood Pressure \>=140 from any outpatient encounter in the last 12 months AND
• • ASCVD dx OR ASCVD risk score ≥10% OR Diabetes dx OR A1c ≥6.5 in last year OR Diabetes registry OR Last LDL ≥190 in past five years AND
• • Not on a statinor PCSK9, Inclisiran OR on a Low-intensity/moderate-intensity statin) with LDL \>100
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients on PCSK9 inhibitors
• • Documented statin allergy/ or intolerance in the EMR
• • Pregnancy
• • Breast feeding
• * Markedly shortened life expectancy including:
• • 1. metastatic cancer
• • 2. hospice
• • 3. End Stage Renal Disease
• • 4. Congestive Heart Failure
• • 5. Dementia
• • Is a non-English speaker requiring a translator
• • Patients who do not have a cell phone