The global epidemiology of hypertension

KT Mills, A Stefanescu, J He - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2020 - nature.com
Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease and premature death
worldwide. Owing to the widespread use of antihypertensive medications, global mean …

Microbial peer pressure: the role of the gut microbiota in hypertension and its complications

RR Muralitharan, HA Jama, L Xie, A Peh, M Snelson… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
There is increasing evidence of the influence of the gut microbiota on hypertension and its
complications, such as chronic kidney disease, stroke, heart failure, and myocardial …

2020 International Society of Hypertension global hypertension practice guidelines

T Unger, C Borghi, F Charchar, NA Khan… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
In the Guidelines, differentiation between optimal and essential standards were not always
possible, and were made in sections where it was most practical and sensible. The …

May Measurement Month 2019: the global blood pressure screening campaign of the International Society of Hypertension

T Beaney, AE Schutte, GS Stergiou, C Borghi… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Elevated blood pressure remains the single biggest risk factor contributing to the global
burden of disease and mortality. May Measurement Month is an annual global screening …

Renal denervation in high-risk patients with hypertension

F Mahfoud, G Mancia, R Schmieder… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - jacc.org
Background Renal denervation (RDN) is under investigation for treatment of uncontrolled
hypertension and might represent an attractive treatment for patients with high …

Device-based therapies for arterial hypertension

L Lauder, M Azizi, AJ Kirtane, M Boehm… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Arterial hypertension is the most prevalent modifiable risk factor associated with
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Although antihypertensive drugs are widely …

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy in patients with hypertension, cardiovascular, renal or gastrointestinal comorbidities: joint APAGE/APLAR …

CC Szeto, K Sugano, JG Wang, K Fujimoto, S Whittle… - Gut, 2020 - gut.bmj.com
Background Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most commonly
prescribed medications, but they are associated with a number of serious adverse effects …

Renal denervation in Asia: consensus statement of the Asia Renal Denervation Consortium

K Kario, BK Kim, J Aoki, AY Wong, YH Lee… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
The Asia Renal Denervation Consortium consensus conference of Asian physicians actively
performing renal denervation (RDN) was recently convened to share up-to-date information …

Asian management of hypertension: Current status, home blood pressure, and specific concerns in Taiwan

HM Cheng, HJ Lin, TD Wang… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Approximately 25% of the population in Taiwan has hypertension, and the rate has
increased over time. Although age‐standardized cardiovascular mortality has decreased …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease among primary care patients in Poland: results from the LIPIDOGRAM2015 study

JJ Jóźwiak, K Studziński, T Tomasik, A Windak… - Atherosclerosis …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and aim To estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) disease and CV risk
factors among Polish patients. Methods A nationwide cross-sectional study …