Incorporating spiritual evaluation into medical science is worth consideration. The presence of edifying emotions can potentially yield positive effects on hypertension treatment outcomes. In this interview, Maria Emília Figueiredo Teixeira, MD, PhD and Sidney C. Smith Jr., MD, MACC discuss the primary findings uncovered by the Feel Trial.

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