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- AI-Assisted Point-of-Care Ultrasound Networks
This Viewpoint explores how artificial intelligence–assisted point-of-care ultrasound could be used to create coordinated networks of care to improve health care access and delivery in rural […]
- Effect of Alirocumab in Atherosclerotic Plaques—Reply
In Reply We thank Dimitriadis and colleagues for their interest in our recent work on the lesion-level effects of high-intensity lipid-lowering therapy in the PACMAN-AMI trial. In their Letter to the […]
- OCT vs Angiography for Guidance of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Calcified Lesions
This randomized clinical trial determines if optical coherence tomography (OCT) is superior to angiography for calcified lesions percutaneous coronary intervention guidance.
- Finerenone in Heart Failure With Improved Ejection Fraction
This prespecified analysis of a randomized trial examines profiles, risk, and response to finerenone among patients with heart failure with improved ejection fraction compared with patients with left […]
- Effect of Alirocumab in Atherosclerotic Plaques
To the Editor We read with interest the study by Biccirè et al regarding lesion-level effects of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), […]
- Mining the Electronic Medical Record for Hypertension Treatment—Hope or Hype?
Optimizing detection and treatment of hypertension is one of the greatest public health challenges of our time. More than half of adults have hypertension, with estimates projecting an increase to […]
- Mode of Death in Patients With HFmrEF or HFpEF
This secondary analysis of the Finerenone Trial to Investigate Efficacy and Safety Superior to Placebo in Patients With Heart Failure (FINEARTS-HF) randomized clinical trial investigates the […]
- Chest Tube–Induced Right Ventricular Failure After Cardiac Surgery
This case report discusses a diagnosis of right ventricular heart failure secondary to chest tube placement during resternotomy in a male patient aged 73 years.

- Characteristics, outcomes, and maternity care experiences of women with childrens social care involvement who subsequently died: national cohort study and confidential enquiry
- Characteristics, outcomes, and maternity care experiences of women with childrens social care involvement who subsequently died: national cohort study and confidential enquiry
- Factors predicting outcomes from chronic pain management interventions
- Correction: Statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in people with HIV: target trial and modelling study
- Factors predicting outcomes from chronic pain management interventions
- Correction: Statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in people with HIV: target trial and modelling study
- Epidemiology: a partnership of technical expertise and clinical insight
- Epidemiology: a partnership of technical expertise and clinical insight
- Tackling control risk problems in non-inferiority trials
- Tackling control risk problems in non-inferiority trials

- Mechanisms for changes in blood pressure after nonsevere COVID-19
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- Maintenance of blood pressure by reactive increases in plasma renin activity during salt depletion and renin–angiotensin system inhibition
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- Decoding the hypertension-kidney connection: implications for black communities
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- Left ventricular hypertrophy by voltage criteria in hypertension: more than meets the eye?
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- ‘4 Ss’ for successful blood pressure control
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- Predictors of hypertension after preeclampsia: the enigma remains alive
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- Professor Alan G. Jardine: 27th August 1960–3rd April 2025, aged 64
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- Nocturnal blood pressure: pathophysiology, measurement and clinical implications. Position paper of the European Society of Hypertension
Interest in the pathophysiology, measurement, and clinical implications of nocturnal blood pressure (BP) has significantly increased due to its strong association with cardiovascular risk, and its […]

- ESH 2026
INNOVATIONS IN CARDIOMETABOLIC MANAGEMENT
- 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 2025
Date: 14-19 September 2025 Venue: Särö (Gothenburg), Sweden
- 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 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.
- Webinar series
HOT TOPICS IN HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT - AUTUMN 2020 (Part 2) - NOW AVAILABLE.

- Association of Systolic Blood Pressure Time in Target Range With Cardiovascular Events Among PRECISION Participants
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 7, July 2025.
- Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting the Probability of Postpartum Chronic Hypertension in Women With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Multicenter, Cross‐Sectional Study
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 7, July 2025.
- Clinical relevance of double‐arm blood pressure measurement and prevalence of clinically important inter‐arm blood pressure differences in Indian Primary Care
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Accepted Article.

- Detection of masked hypertension in patients with metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease using a novel clinical risk model
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 11 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01047-zDetection of masked hypertension in patients with metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease […]
- Role of biomarkers in identifying women at risk of hypertension and renal dysfunction on follow-up after severe preeclampsia
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 10 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00981-8Role of biomarkers in identifying women at risk of hypertension and renal dysfunction on follow-up after […]
- Credence of device acceptability: a statistical method for comparing blood pressure measurement device accuracy across studies
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 10 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01040-6Credence of device acceptability: a statistical method for comparing blood pressure measurement device […]
- Incremental prognostic value of combined information of arterial stiffness and the result of treadmill exercise test in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01044-2Incremental prognostic value of combined information of arterial stiffness and the result of treadmill […]
- Variations in the hypertension care cascade across districts and the factors influencing it among Indian adults: findings from the National Family Health Survey -5
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01039-zVariations in the hypertension care cascade across districts and the factors influencing it among Indian […]
- Nocturnal systolic and diastolic blood pressure across gestational periods and the risk of preeclampsia
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01046-0Nocturnal systolic and diastolic blood pressure across gestational periods and the risk of preeclampsia
- Utility of home doppler blood pressure measurement to minimise unnecessary investigations in children with suspected hypertension
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01038-0Utility of home doppler blood pressure measurement to minimise unnecessary investigations in children with […]
- Assessment of ventricular-arterial coupling in early stage middle-aged hypertensives
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01042-4Assessment of ventricular-arterial coupling in early stage middle-aged hypertensives
- RSV Infection Substantially Raises Risk for Cardiovascular Events
Adults hospitalized for RSV had an 18-fold increased incidence of cardiovascular events during the first 28 days after admission.
- Is Cardiovascular Risk Sustained After SARS-CoV-2 Infection?
Infection significantly increased the risk for at least 18 months, while vaccination mitigated the risk.
- Can AI Interpret Clinical Echocardiograms?
A new study suggests several aspects can be automated, but limitations remain.
- Managing Obesity in Heart Failure: New Guidance from ACC
Consensus recommendations span diagnosis, risk assessment, evaluation, and management of obesity.
- A New Single-Pill Three-Drug Combination for Hypertension
The FDA has approved a single-pill combination of telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide.
- Does Frailty Increase PCI Risk?
Yes, a large observational study illuminates a clear association between frailty level and in-hospital mortality.
- Cardiovascular Complications in Adults with Down Syndrome
In a population-based study, the incidence of stroke was higher among Down syndrome patients than among controls.
- Choosing a Long-Term Antiplatelet Regimen After PCI: A Patient-Level Meta-Analysis
Pooled clinical trial data support P2Y12 inhibitors over aspirin as monotherapy after DAPT discontinuation.