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- Self-Administered Etripamil and Emergency Department Visits in Supraventricular Tachycardia
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial describes the use of emergency care after self-administration of etripamil by patients experiencing paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia […]
- Rural America—Expanding the Lens of Health Disparities
He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope has everything.Thomas Carlyle
- Genetic Testing in Early-Onset Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs commonly in patients with cardiomyopathy (CMP). For example, the prevalence of AF in patients with hypertrophic CMP is 20% to 30%, which is 4- to 6-fold higher than […]
- The Role of Cardiovascular Disease Journals in Reporting Sex and Gender in Research
Understanding sex and gender is critical to promoting human health and targeting disease. Although sex is often incorrectly thought to have the same meaning as gender, the terms describe different […]
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Diabetes
This prespecified subgroup analysis of the FAME 3 randomized clinical trial investigates the relative treatment effect of fractional flow reserve (FFR)–guided percutaneous coronary intervention vs […]
- Valsartan and Cardiac Remodeling in Early-Stage Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
This prespecified substudy of the VANISH randomized clinical trial evaluates the treatment effects of valsartan on myocardial structure, function, and tissue parameters in early-stage sarcomeric […]
- Temporary Mechanical Cardiac Support Outcomes and Cardiogenic Shock
To the Editor We read with interest the recent substudy of the DanGer Shock randomized trial, which showed that the use of a microaxial flow pump (mAFP) leads to hemodynamic stability reducing the […]
- Aortic Valve Intervention for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis
This Viewpoint discusses the use of aortic valve intervention vs watchful waiting for patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis.
- 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
- Detection bias and the role of negative control outcomes
- Detection bias and the role of negative control outcomes
- Risk factors, impact, and healthcare use related to initial suicide attempts: comprehensive analysis of Swedish population
- Risk factors, impact, and healthcare use related to initial suicide attempts: comprehensive analysis of Swedish population
- Association between maternal body mass index and hospital admissions for infection in offspring: longitudinal cohort study
- Association between maternal body mass index and hospital admissions for infection in offspring: longitudinal cohort study
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- 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.
- 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.
- Sex differences in systolic blood pressure response to exercise testing: a real-world clinical analysis
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01037-1Sex differences in systolic blood pressure response to exercise testing: a real-world clinical analysis
- An Updated Meta-analysis of White Coat Hypertension and Mortality
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01041-5An Updated Meta-analysis of White Coat Hypertension and Mortality
- The effect of health anxiety on attitudes toward disease prevention in individuals with and without a family history of hypertension
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 24 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01036-2The effect of health anxiety on attitudes toward disease prevention in individuals with and without a […]
- Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies in the cardiology emergency department: epidemiology, patient profile, and management
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 20 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01033-5Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies in the cardiology emergency department: epidemiology, patient […]
- Efficacy and Safety of Allisartan Isoproxil/Amlodipine in Patients with Essential Hypertension: A Phase III, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Randomised study
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 17 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01035-3Efficacy and Safety of Allisartan Isoproxil/Amlodipine in Patients with Essential Hypertension: A Phase […]
- Profiles of echocardiographic features associated with blood pressure in patients with hypertension
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 05 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01034-4Profiles of echocardiographic features associated with blood pressure in patients with hypertension
- Safety and efficacy of alcohol-mediated bilateral adrenal artery embolization in patients with idiopathic hyperaldosteronism: a 6-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 04 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01032-6Safety and efficacy of alcohol-mediated bilateral adrenal artery embolization in patients with idiopathic […]
- Comparison of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring among patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, autonomic dysfunction, and controls
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 30 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01031-7Comparison of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring among patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia […]
- 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.
- Does Elevated Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predict Worse Outcomes in Acute Myocarditis?
Yes, based on data from a large patient cohort.
- A Randomized Trial of Fluid Restriction Advice for Heart Failure
In an ambulatory cohort with mild-to-moderate symptoms, advising daily fluid restriction provided no benefit.
- Amiloride for Patients with Resistant Hypertension?
In patients with resistant hypertension, amiloride and spironolactone have similar — and impressive — effects on home blood pressure.