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- Global Impact of Optimal Implementation of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Heart Failure
This study examines the projected population-level benefit of optimal guideline-directed medical therapy use globally among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
- Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy After Drug-Eluting Stenting in ACS
This systematic review and network meta-analysis investigates the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary […]
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Valve Type in Women With Small Annuli
This prespecified secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial evaluates clinical and hemodynamic outcomes by valve type in transcatheter aortic valve replacement among women with small aortic […]
- What We Have Learned About Reducing Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Coronary Plaques
After the introduction of statins in 1987 and the publication of the landmark Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Trial in 1996, extraordinarily robust evidence has accumulated demonstrating that […]
- JAMA Cardiology
Mission Statement: JAMA Cardiology is positioned at the nexus of clinical investigation, actionable clinical science, and clinical practice, with emphasis on traditional cardiovascular medicine, […]
- Endovascular Ablation of the Greater Splanchnic Nerve in HFpEF
This randomized clinical trial investigates the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of endovascular right-sided splanchnic nerve ablation for volume management in heart failure with preserved ejection […]
- Importance of Prolonged QRS Duration in Detecting Complete Conduction Block
To the Editor We read with interest the study by Treger et al showing that a simple electrocardiogram metric, notch time in lead I longer than 75 milliseconds, significantly improved specificity in […]
- Trends in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes
This cohort study examines changes in risk-adjusted transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes from 2019 to 2022 using data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)/American College of […]
- New insights into understanding obesity: from measures to mechanisms
- New insights into understanding obesity: from measures to mechanisms
- Use of sodium valproate and other antiseizure drug treatments in England and Wales: quantitative analysis of nationwide linked electronic health records
- Use of sodium valproate and other antiseizure drug treatments in England and Wales: quantitative analysis of nationwide linked electronic health records
- Impact of national pandemic policies on maternal health
- Pregnant women admitted to hospital with covid-19 in 10 European countries: individual patient data meta-analysis of population based cohorts in International Obstetric Survey Systems
- Pregnant women admitted to hospital with covid-19 in 10 European countries: individual patient data meta-analysis of population based cohorts in International Obstetric Survey Systems
- Impact of national pandemic policies on maternal health
- Vaccine effectiveness against mild and severe covid-19 in pregnant individuals and their infants in England: test negative case-control study
- Vaccine effectiveness against mild and severe covid-19 in pregnant individuals and their infants in England: test negative case-control study
- Beyond awareness: time to tackle nonadherence with precision
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- Chronotherapy of hypertension: let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater!
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- Sleep blood pressure and cardiovascular events in men and women
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- The use of loop diuretics in the context of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Erratum
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- A rheumatological perspective on hypertension: a role for disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs?
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- Reply to the letter to the editor “Advancements in cardiovascular risk assessment: the prognostic value of arterial stiffness metrics”
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- Advancements in cardiovascular risk assessment: the prognostic value of arterial stiffness metrics
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- Serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, cystatin C and blood pressure in ex-preterm children and adolescents
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- 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 Abstract submission date extended to January 10, 2025
- 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.
- Joint Analysis of Multiple Omics to Describe the Biological Characteristics of Resistant Hypertension
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, EarlyView.
- Association Between Changes in Central Blood Pressure and Peripheral Blood Pressure With New‐Onset Hypertension in a Chinese Community‐Based Population
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 26, Issue 12, Page 1479-1486, December 2024.
- Influence of hypertension and global or abdominal obesity on left ventricular hypertrophy: A cross‐sectional study
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 26, Issue 12, Page 1342-1350, December 2024.
- The Western and Chinese exercise training for blood pressure reduction among hypertensive patients: An overview of systematic reviews
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 26, Issue 12, Page 1327-1341, December 2024.
- Obesity, aldosterone excess, and mineralocorticoid receptor activation: Parallel or intersected circumstances?
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 26, Issue 12, Page 1384-1390, December 2024.
- The HOPE Asia Network consensus on blood pressure measurements corresponding to office measurements: Automated office, home, and ambulatory blood pressures
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 26, Issue 12, Page 1351-1361, December 2024.
- Alcohol Consumption in Adolescence on Early‐Adulthood Hypertension or Prehypertension
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 26, Issue 12, Page 1533-1534, December 2024.
- Renal Denervation: New Evidence Supporting Long‐Term Efficacy, Alternative Access Routes, and Cost‐Effectiveness
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 26, Issue 12, Page 1528-1530, December 2024.
- Association of wide pulse pressure with coronary collateral flow in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 17 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00986-3Association of wide pulse pressure with coronary collateral flow in patients with ST-elevation […]
- Investigation and management of resistant hypertension: British and Irish Hypertension Society position statement
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00983-6Investigation and management of resistant hypertension: British and Irish Hypertension Society […]
- Blood pressure measurement technique in clinical practice in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 05 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00984-5Blood pressure measurement technique in clinical practice in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- “Clinical prediction model for masked hypertension diagnosed by 24-h ambulatory blood pressure measurements in a sample from specialized hospital.”
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 27 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41371-024-00980-9“Clinical prediction model for masked hypertension diagnosed by 24-h ambulatory blood pressure […]
- 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 […]
- Estimating Heart Failure Risk in the U.S. Population with the PREVENT Calculator
Fifteen million adults are at elevated risk for heart failure, researchers found.
- Atrial Fibrillation and Stable Coronary Artery Disease — What Is the Optimal Anticoagulation–Antiplatelet Regimen?
Direct-acting oral anticoagulant monotherapy was superior to dual antithrombotic therapy in a randomized trial.
- β-Blockers After Myocardial Infarction
Should we still be recommending β-blockers for patients at lower risk for subsequent adverse cardiovascular events?
- Updated Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
New recommendations include preoperative measurement of biomarkers to refine risk assessment in select patients.
- Strategies and Criteria for the Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis
The ACC proposes a new 5-step process for evaluation and management and defines a 4-stage spectrum of myocarditis.
- Sex-Based Disparity in CABG Outcomes: Are We Moving Toward Parity?
In a contemporary setting, women continued to have worse outcomes than men after CABG.
- Can Genetic and Social Risk Scores Improve Cardiac Risk Prediction?
Improvements to current risk calculators were modest but potentially meaningful.
- Extensive Ablation vs. Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
A large, randomized trial in China shows improved efficacy with extensive ablation.