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Why hypertension care in primary care needs redesign Traditional hypertension care is often based on regular physician-led follow-up visits for all patients, regardless of their cardiovascular risk profile. While this approach is understandable from a historical perspective, it is increasingly difficult to sustain. Primary care physicians must simultaneously manage multimorbidity, mental health problems, preventive care, and acute illnesses. As consultation time is finite, primary care physicians often struggle to provide the intensity of follow-up recommended by contemporary hypertension guidelines.3 Consequently, hypertension follow-up may