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- Arrhythmic Risk Stratification of Carriers of FLNCtv
This cohort study investigates the arrhythmic risk profile of carriers of filamin C truncating variants (FLNCtv) and the risk factors associated with the risk of life-threatening ventricular […]
- Aortic Valve Replacement for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
This Viewpoint advocates for prompt aortic valve replacement (rather than clinical surveillance) as the default strategy for patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis.
- Default Bulk Ordering and Text Messaging to Enhance Outreach for Lipid Screening
This randomized clinical trial evaluated whether direct outreach including bulk orders with and without text messaging increases lipid screening rates.
- 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, […]
- Salt Substitution and Recurrent Stroke and Death
This cluster randomized clinical trial evaluated if a reduced-sodium, added-potassium salt substitute compared with regular salt decreases the risk of stroke recurrence and death in patients with a […]
- Blood Pressure Control—Many Paths, 1 Goal
Blood pressure control among individuals with hypertension in both high-income and in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is low, resulting in avoidable and expensive strokes, heart […]
- Balancing Concerns—AI and Moral Agency in Medicine—Reply
In Reply We appreciate the concerns voiced by Drs Varga and Steglich-Petersen and indeed have ruminated about their letter regarding “Echoes of Concern—AI and Moral Agency in Medicine.” We […]
- Cardiovascular Hospitalizations Among Older Adults in the US and Denmark
This cross-sectional study evaluates how cardiovascular hospitalization rates compare in the US and Denmark, including differences by income level.
- Correction: Design differences and variation in results between randomised trials and non-randomised emulations: meta-analysis of RCT-DUPLICATE data
- How to read a paper involving artificial intelligence (AI)
- How to read a paper involving artificial intelligence (AI)
- Correction: Design differences and variation in results between randomised trials and non-randomised emulations: meta-analysis of RCT-DUPLICATE data
- Effectiveness of stress management and relaxation interventions for management of hypertension and prehypertension: systematic review and network meta-analysis
- Effectiveness of stress management and relaxation interventions for management of hypertension and prehypertension: systematic review and network meta-analysis
- Loneliness and all cause mortality in Australian women aged 45 years and older: causal inference analysis of longitudinal data
- Loneliness and all cause mortality in Australian women aged 45 years and older: causal inference analysis of longitudinal data
- Benefits, burden, and harms of computer aided polyp detection with artificial intelligence in colorectal cancer screening: microsimulation modelling study
- Benefits, burden, and harms of computer aided polyp detection with artificial intelligence in colorectal cancer screening: microsimulation modelling study
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- ESH MASTERplan for Hypertension Management in CKD – webinars
The webinar will be held on April 29, 2025, at 12:00 PM CEST and 5:00 PM CEST. Select the slot that suits you best!
- 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 2025
Milan - May 23-26 MICO Congresso Center FEBRUARY 21, 2025 - OPENING SUBMISSION LATE-BREAKERS ABSTRACTS
- 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.
- Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection Responses Following Heavy and Moderate Load Resistance Training Protocols
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 4, April 2025.
- Hypertension Exacerbates Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 4, April 2025.
- Higher Food and Lifestyle Oxidative Balance Scores Decreases the Risk of Hypertension in Chinese Adults: A Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 4, April 2025.
- Efficacy and Safety of Policosanol (Sugarcane Wax Alcohols) 20 mg/Day in Cuban Prehypertensive Patients: A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Multicentre Study
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 4, April 2025.
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The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 4, April 2025.
- Electrolyte Levels in Poor Prognosis and Early Neurological Deterioration in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 27, Issue 4, April 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.
- Association of self-perceived physical condition with cardiovascular parameters: data analysis from the EVasCu study
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 15 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01018-4Association of self-perceived physical condition with cardiovascular parameters: data analysis from the […]
- The hidden role of left atrial strain: insights into end-organ damage in dipper and nondipper hypertension
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 12 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01017-5The hidden role of left atrial strain: insights into end-organ damage in dipper and nondipper hypertension
- High prevalence of elevated blood pressure (prehypertension) and hypertension among undergraduate university students in the UAE: a serious health concern
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 03 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01015-7High prevalence of elevated blood pressure (prehypertension) and hypertension among undergraduate […]
- The association between objectively measured physical activity and home blood pressure: a population-based real-world data analysis
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 03 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01014-8The association between objectively measured physical activity and home blood pressure: a […]
- A salty symphony: unraveling the tale of uromodulin and sodium sensitivity
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 31 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01013-9A salty symphony: unraveling the tale of uromodulin and sodium sensitivity
- Association between antihypertensive drug use and the risk of depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 29 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01011-xAssociation between antihypertensive drug use and the risk of depression: a systematic review and network […]
- Close relationship between electrocardiogram QRS duration and the risk of developing hypertension
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 28 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01012-wClose relationship between electrocardiogram QRS duration and the risk of developing hypertension
- Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring before and after resection of catecholamine-secreting pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma
Journal of Human Hypertension, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41371-025-01008-6Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring before and after resection of catecholamine-secreting […]
- Is a Traditional 5-to-7–Day Hold of Ticagrelor Necessary Prior to CABG?
A randomized trial suggests that a 2-to-3–day hold might be enough.
- New Recommendations for Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
A new guideline recommends short duration of DAPT if bleeding risk is high and advises bivalirudin instead of heparin for PCI.
- Long-Term Effects of a Remotely Delivered Hypertension Management Program
Participants who completed the program maintained blood pressure control 42 months after enrollment.
- Intravenous Iron Repletion for Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
In an area of conflicting evidence, another study demonstrates no significant benefit of iron repletion.
- Trial of an SGLT-2 Inhibitor in Patients with Heart Failure and Valvular Disease
Dapagliflozin was safe and reduced HF events soon after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in an older cohort, but it did not improve survival.
- 5-Year Outcomes of TAVR vs. Surgery in Low-Risk Patients
A randomized study demonstrated similar rates of death and stroke with the two interventions.
- Cerebral Embolic Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement — Another Swing and a Miss
A second large, randomized trial of a CEP device fails to show benefit.
- An Update on Sudden Cardiac Arrests in Marathon Runners
The incidence of sudden cardiac arrest during races has remained stable, but postarrest survival has improved substantially.