Medical news update
- Sudden Hemodynamic Deterioration of a Patient With Progressive Jaw Pain
This case report describes a diagnosis of left ventricular anterior free-wall rupture in a patient given anticoagulant treatment for subacute myocardial infarction.
- Culturally Adapted Lifestyle Intervention for South Asian Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors
The SAHELI randomized clinical trial among South Asian adults compares the effectiveness of a culturally adapted, group-based counseling intervention with written health education materials for […]
- Genome-Wide Association Study of Accessory Atrioventricular Pathways
This genome-wide association study evaluates the genetics of atrioventricular pathways.
- Redefining Cardiac Involvement in Systemic Immunoglobulin AL Amyloidosis
This cohort study analyzes data for 560 patients newly diagnosed with systemic AL amyloidosis to assess the differences between biomarkers, echocardiography, and cardiovascular magnetic resonance […]
- Myocardial Scarring and Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
This cohort study evaluates the association of late gadolinium enhancement with sudden cardiac death or relevant associated events among patients younger than 21 years with hypertrophic […]
- Genotype- vs Phenotype-Guided Approaches to Improve ATTR Detection
Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is an underdiagnosed and undertreated systemic disease secondary to deposition of misfolded transthyretin (TTR) proteins, including in the heart and peripheral […]
- Comment on Risk of Cardiac Arrhythmias Among Climbers on Mount Everest—Reply
In Reply We appreciate Savonitto and Sarto’s engagement with the SUMMIT study and are grateful for the opportunity to provide further clarification on the methodology and the findings. First, they […]
- Echoes of Concern—AI and Moral Agency in Medicine
This essay describes concerns that use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a replacement rather than a supplement in the provision of medical care may lead to loss of the art of medicine and the […]
- 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
- 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
- Characteristics of non-randomised studies of drug treatments: cross sectional study
- Characteristics of non-randomised studies of drug treatments: cross sectional study
- Therapeutic drug monitoring for immune mediated inflammatory diseases
- Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring of biologic drugs in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory arthritis, and psoriasis: systematic review and meta-analysis
- 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.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Circulating Inflammatory Proteins, and Hypertension: A Mendelian Randomization Study
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Correlations of the Circadian Rhythmicity of Blood Pressure With Erectile Dysfunction
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Alcohol Consumption in Adolescence on Early‐Adulthood Hypertension or Prehypertension
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Multiple Treatment Strategies of Accessory Renal Artery Related Hypertension: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Hypertension in Adults With Diabetes in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Phenotyping Kidney Function in Young Adults With High Blood Pressure: The African‐PREDICT Study
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 26, Issue 11, Page 1291-1300, November 2024.
- Serum N‐Terminal Pro‐B‐Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Associated With Insulin Resistance in Chinese: Danyang Study
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 26, Issue 11, Page 1256-1263, November 2024.
- Joint Modifiable Risk Factor Control and Incident Stroke in Hypertensive Patients
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 26, Issue 11, Page 1274-1283, November 2024.
- 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
- Correction: The association of leptin and incident hypertension in the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke (REGARDS) cohort
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00970-xCorrection: The association of leptin and incident hypertension in the reasons for geographic and […]
- True-resistant hypertension and serum fibrinogen; much more than a marriage of convenience?
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 25 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00973-8True-resistant hypertension and serum fibrinogen; much more than a marriage of convenience?
- Post-exercise hypotension after different volumes of combined calisthenic and walking exercises in older adults with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00972-9Post-exercise hypotension after different volumes of combined calisthenic and walking exercises in […]
- Transcatheter Valve Replacement for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
Valve replacement improved symptoms and quality of life more than medical therapy.
- Time in Blood Pressure Target Range and Outcomes in Hypertension: Real-World Data
Observational data confirm an association between longer time in target range and reduced incidence of CVD and premature death.
- When to Start Anticoagulation After Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
In a large, randomized trial, initiation of a direct oral anticoagulant within 4 days of stroke onset provided comparable outcomes to delayed start.
- Aortic-Valve Replacement vs. Clinical Surveillance for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
A strategy of early AVR was superior to clinical surveillance due to a reduction in hospitalizations.
- Secondary Hypertension in Young Adults
Patients in their 30s had higher rates of secondary hypertension than did younger adults, which highlights potential gaps in screening recommendations.
- Non–HDL-C Lowering After Myocardial Infarction: A Race to the Bottom?
An observational study supports early and aggressive lipid lowering after MI.
- Atorvastatin vs. Rosuvastatin: Do Effectiveness and Safety Differ?
In this observational study, rosuvastatin was associated with lower 6-year mortality but interpreting and applying the results is not straightforward.
- Which Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Are at Risk for Early Death?
While clinicians cannot modify effects of older age and comorbidities, they can advocate for early revascularization, associated with lower mortality.