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- Age-Stratified Effect of Rivaroxaban for Atrial Fibrillation in Stable CAD
This post hoc analysis of the Atrial Fibrillation and Ischemic Events With Rivaroxaban in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease (AFIRE) randomized clinical trial investigates if rivaroxaban […]
- Multimodality Imaging in Right Coronary Artery Anomalies
This cohort study investigates if noninvasive anatomical and functional imaging can accurately assess the hemodynamic relevance of right anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery.
- Efficacy and Tolerability of Finerenone According to the Use and Dosage of Diuretics
This secondary analysis of the FINEARTS-HF randomized clinical trial examines the efficacy and tolerability of finerenone related to background diuretic treatment in patients with heart failure with […]
- Direct Stellate Ganglion or Vertebral Vein Stimulation?
To the Editor We read “Intravascular Sympathetic Stimulation to Facilitate Catheter Ablation of Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC)” by Markman et al with great interest. The authors stimulated […]
- Comment on Aspirin Avoidance in Patients With LVADs
To the Editor Gustafsson et al challenged the conventional paradigm of mandatory aspirin therapy in patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease and a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), […]
- BP Measurement in Retail Stores and Population Health
Awareness of blood pressure (BP) levels to optimize prevention and management of hypertension to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease remains one of today’s greatest public health challenges. […]
- Hospitalization Rates Alone Do Not Define Health Systems—Reply
In Reply We thank Xu and colleagues for their thoughtful letter and their interest in our recent study evaluating cardiovascular hospitalization rates between older adults in the US and Denmark. Our […]
- Clinical Outcomes With Personalized Accelerated Physiologic Pacing in HFpEF
This extended follow-up of a randomized clinical trial compares adverse events following personalized accelerated pacing vs usual care for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
- High risk human papillomavirus versus cytological screening over two rounds in Finnish screening programme for cervical cancer: population based cohort study
- High risk human papillomavirus versus cytological screening over two rounds in Finnish screening programme for cervical cancer: population based cohort study
- Inequalities in hormone replacement therapy prescribing in UK primary care: population based cohort study
- Inequalities in hormone replacement therapy prescribing in UK primary care: population based cohort study
- The critical importance of design decisions in case studies
- Case studies: a guide for researchers, educators, and implementers
- Case studies: a guide for researchers, educators, and implementers
- The critical importance of design decisions in case studies
- Regression adjustment for causal inference
- Regression adjustment for causal inference
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- JHTA – 45e Journées de l’Hypertension Arterielle
JHTA 2025 will take place in Marseille, 10–11 December 2025.
- ESH 2026
INNOVATIONS IN CARDIOMETABOLIC MANAGEMENT January 16 - Abstract Submission Final Deadline (NO DEADLINE EXTENSION) February 16 - Late Breaker Submission Opens February 27 - Late Breaker […]
- ESH MASTERplan for Hypertension Management in CKD – webinars
Did you miss the webinar “ESH MASTERplan for Hypertension Management in CKD”? The recording is now available HERE
- Summer School 2026
Date: 6-11 September, 2026 Venue: Lunteren, The Netherlands
- 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 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 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.
- The Hemoglobin‐to‐Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Ratio as a Novel Inflammatory Biomarker for Arterial Stiffness Assessment
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2025.
- In Reply: Time in Target Range, Sex‐Specific Effects, and the Path to Clinical Integration
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2025.
- Correction to “Use of Coaching and Technology to Improve Blood Pressure Control in Black Women With Hypertension: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Study”
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2025.
- Association of Hypertension With Telomere Length, Considering Non‐Genetic and Genetic Factors, in Middle‐Aged Koreans
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2025.
- Systolic Blood Pressure Time in the Target Range and Blood Pressure Variability: The Effects of Amlodipine‐Based Therapy
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2025.
- Correction to “Dissecting Causal Relationships Between Antihypertensive Drug, Gut Microbiota, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications: A Mendelian Randomization Study”
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2025.
- Efficacy and Safety of a Generic Clevidipine in Hypertensive Urgencies and Non‐Fulminant Hypertensive Emergencies: A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double‐Blind, Positive Drug Parallel‐Controlled Study
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2025.
- Association Between Cumulative Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity and the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Adults over 45 Years of Age: A Longitudinal Study Based on the CHARLS and Kailuan Cohorts
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2025.
- The consequences of high-flexion postures on arterial wave reflections
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 23 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01088-4The consequences of high-flexion postures on arterial wave reflections
- Diagnostic accuracy of different exercise blood pressure metrics in identifying hypertension on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in athletes
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01089-3Diagnostic accuracy of different exercise blood pressure metrics in identifying hypertension on 24-h […]
- Prevalence and determinants of masked hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01084-8Prevalence and determinants of masked hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Blood pressure-independent progression of arterial stiffness in older adults
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01086-6Blood pressure-independent progression of arterial stiffness in older adults
- Late-life, visit-to-visit blood pressure variability and its association with sex-specific long-term cognitive outcomes
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 18 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01087-5Late-life, visit-to-visit blood pressure variability and its association with sex-specific long-term […]
- Performance of a cuffless photoplethysmography-based device for continuous monitoring of blood pressure after cardiac surgery: a preliminary validation study
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 18 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01082-wPerformance of a cuffless photoplethysmography-based device for continuous monitoring of blood pressure […]
- A comprehensive global review on pharmacist-led strategies to support medication therapy in hypertensive patients
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 17 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01081-xA comprehensive global review on pharmacist-led strategies to support medication therapy in […]
- Alterations in serum mir-4745-5p levels and their diagnostic value in preeclampsia patients
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 16 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01083-9Alterations in serum mir-4745-5p levels and their diagnostic value in preeclampsia patients
- Do Lifestyle Factors Influence Diabetes Risk Associated with Statins?
In this prospective study, obesity and poor cardiovascular fitness were associated with substantial excess risk for diabetes.
- Transient Anticholinergic Exposure Tied to Cardiac Risk
In people 40 or older, the likelihood of cardiac arrest increased with rising anticholinergic burden.
- Look Carefully for Causes of Myocardial Infarction in Younger Patients
In patients 65 years of age and younger, nonatherosclerotic causes of MI are common, especially in women.
- What Is the Best Timing of Complete Revascularization in STEMI?
In a randomized trial, immediate complete coronary revascularization was not found to be noninferior to staged revascularization later during the index hospitalization.
- Is Upper-Extremity Exercise a Reasonable Alternative for Older Patients with Lower-Extremity PAD?
Upper-extremity–focused training was equivalent to traditional lower-extremity exercise programs for peripheral artery disease.
- When to Choose Vericiguat for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Vericiguat helped patients with worsening heart failure but not those with less-severe illness.
- Sotatercept Beneficial in Recent-Onset Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?
The activin-signaling inhibitor improved clinical outcomes in patients when given within 1 year of PAH diagnosis.
- How Reassuring Is a Calcium Score of Zero?
New studies suggest significant limitations to the score in symptomatic patients.