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- Comparative effectiveness of monovalent XBB.1.5 containing covid-19 mRNA vaccines in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden: target trial emulation based on registry data
- Comparative effectiveness of monovalent XBB.1.5 containing covid-19 mRNA vaccines in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden: target trial emulation based on registry data
- Risk of dementia associated with anticholinergic drugs for overactive bladder in adults aged >=55 years: nested case-control study
- Risk of dementia associated with anticholinergic drugs for overactive bladder in adults aged >=55 years: nested case-control study
- Combinations of multiple long term conditions and risk of hospital admission or death during winter 2021-22 in England: population based cohort study
- Impact of multiple long term conditions on hospital admission and mortality during winter: importance of linked, population scale healthcare data
- Impact of multiple long term conditions on hospital admission and mortality during winter: importance of linked, population scale healthcare data
- Combinations of multiple long term conditions and risk of hospital admission or death during winter 2021-22 in England: population based cohort study
- Characteristics of non-randomised studies of drug treatments: cross sectional study
- Characteristics of non-randomised studies of drug treatments: cross sectional study
- Questions regarding ‘Effects of potassium supplementation on plasma aldosterone: a systematic review and meta-analysis by McNally et al.’
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- Response to ‘Why the lack of enthusiasm for renal denervation?’
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- Reply to “Questions regarding ‘Effects of potassium supplementation on plasma aldosterone: a systematic review and meta-analysis’ by McNally et al.”
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- Response to commentary by Andrew Sharp et al.
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- Combination blood pressure lowering therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: messages from the ADVANCE trial
The Action in Diabetes and Vascular disease: preterAx and diamicroN Controlled Evaluation (ADVANCE) trial investigated the effects of intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering using a fixed combination […]
- Baseline characteristics of the first 302 patients included for acute malignant hypertension crisis in the prospective multidisciplinary HAMA cohort
Background: Malignant hypertension has not disappeared and remains the most severe form of hypertension. More than 100 years after its description, many points remain unanswered. Mechanisms, […]
- Relationship between systolic blood pressure and renal function on clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: a report from the prospective AF-GEN-UK Registry
Background: Blood pressure (BP) extremes and renal (dys)function contribute to poor outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Using data from the prospective AF-GEN-UK study, we […]
- Targeting the sympathetic nervous system with the selective imidazoline receptor agonist moxonidine for the management of hypertension: an international position statement
Hypertension is often linked with metabolic risk factors that share common pathophysiological pathways. Despite wide-spread availability of multiple drug classes, optimal blood pressure (BP) control […]
- NEW ESH 2024 webinars
Webinar 1: Key Points of the Hypertension Guidelines - The ESH MASTERplan for hypertension Webinar 2: Managing Hypertensive Patients in Clinical Practice – Update on the management of […]
- ESH 2025
Milan - May 23-26 MICO Congresso Center
- ESH Webinars 2024
PART 1: Updates on resistant hypertension from novel lifestyle interventions to new drugs and interventional therapies PART 2: Hypertension treatment challenges and options in comorbidities
- ESH Webinars 2024
Part I - February 20, 2024 | 17:00 (CET) Part II - March 19, 2024 | 17:00 (CET)
- ESH 2024
BERLIN MAY 31 - JUNE 3, 2024 www.eshannualmeetings.eu Abstracts are available in Journal of Hypertension
- NEW EUROPEAN GUIDELINES
The final version of the full guidelines is now available on the Journal of Hypertension website.
- Webinar series
HOT TOPICS IN HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT - AUTUMN 2020 (Part 2) - NOW AVAILABLE.
- ESH Online Education
The European Society of Hypertension is pleased to announce the updated version of the ESH e-Learning Hypertension Self-Assessment Programme is now available.
- Catheter‐Based Renal Denervation for Resistant Arterial Hypertension: 10‐Year Real‐World Follow‐Up Data
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Physical Activity and Arterial Stiffness: A Narrative Review
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Selecting Transfemoral Access or Upper Extremity Access for Renal Denervation Based on Vascular Morphology: Long‐term Results
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Association between Pan‐Immune Inflammation Value and Sarcopenia in Hypertensive Patients, NHANES 1999–2018
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Multidimensional Plasma Lipids Affect Preeclampsia/Eclampsia: A Mendelian Randomization Study
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Association Between Nontraditional Lipid Profiles and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Adults With Hypertension: Findings From the China Hypertension Registry Study
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Assessing Associations of Nurse‐Managed Hypertension Care on Pharmacotherapy, Lifestyle Counseling, and Prevalence of Comorbid Cardiometabolic Diseases in All Patients With Hypertension That Are Treated in Primary Care in Stockholm, Sweden
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Higher Long‐Term Visit‐to‐Visit Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated With Severe Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in the General Population
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- U-shaped association between blood pressure and all-cause mortality in older adults: the Shizuoka study
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00979-2U-shaped association between blood pressure and all-cause mortality in older adults: the Shizuoka study
- Preventing troublesome variability in clinical blood pressure measurement
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00978-3Preventing troublesome variability in clinical blood pressure measurement
- High blood pressure in the emergency department as an opportunistic screening tool for detection of hypertension
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 16 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00977-4High blood pressure in the emergency department as an opportunistic screening tool for detection of […]
- Association of tricarboxylic acid cycle related-metabolites with hypertension in older adults: a community-based cross-sectional study
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 12 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00976-5Association of tricarboxylic acid cycle related-metabolites with hypertension in older adults: a […]
- Sleep quality and hypertension in an indigenous African population: a cross-sectional investigation from the COMBAT-CVDs study
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 04 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00971-wSleep quality and hypertension in an indigenous African population: a cross-sectional investigation […]
- Course of brain damage following malignant hypertension
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 01 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00968-5Course of brain damage following malignant hypertension
- Blood indices of inflammation and their association with hypertension in smokers: analysis using data mining approaches
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 29 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00975-6Blood indices of inflammation and their association with hypertension in smokers: analysis using data […]
- JHH Young Investigator Award 2023: interview with the winner Andrew O. Agbaje
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 29 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00974-7JHH Young Investigator Award 2023: interview with the winner Andrew O. Agbaje
- To Lower Stroke Risk in Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, Is a Device or a Medication Better?
Closure of the atrial appendage was superior to oral anticoagulation in safety and noninferior in effectiveness.
- Intensive vs. Standard Blood Pressure Lowering in Patients with Diabetes
In a randomized trial, lowering systolic BP to ≈120 mm Hg resulted in fewer strokes.
- Anticoagulation in Patients with Cancer-Associated Pulmonary Embolism: How Long is Long Enough?
Among patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism, 18 months of anticoagulation significantly reduced its recurrence, compared with 6 months of treatment.
- Spironolactone Use After Percutaneous Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction
In a randomized trial, spironolactone did not reduce risk for adverse cardiovascular events after MI.
- CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing for Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy
A new RNA therapy shows durable reductions in serum transthyretin protein levels in an early study involving 36 patients.
- Does Colchicine Reduce Cardiac Events After Myocardial Infarction?
Study results have been mixed, but a new large trial shows no significant benefit.
- First-Line Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia After MI: What's the Best Approach?
Randomized trial results favor catheter ablation over antiarrhythmic drugs as first-line therapy for recurrent VT.
- Transcatheter Valve Replacement for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
Valve replacement improved symptoms and quality of life more than medical therapy.