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REFLECTIONS
Hypertension
Hypertension Global Newsletter #5 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome back to the REFLECTIONS Hypertension
KEY ARTICLES Global Newsletter series, which draws on the

GUIDELINES expertise of international physicians to summarise
the latest clinical and real-world evidence in the field
2023 ESH Guidelines for the management of of hypertension and reflect on the clinical impact of
arterial hypertension. The Task Force for the
Hypertension
Management of Arterial Hypertension of the these new data on the management of patients with
European Society of Hypertension endorsed hypertension. This time, our articles will focus on 1)
by the European Renal Association (ERA) and recent guidelines, 2) epidemiology, 3) treatment, 4)
the International Society of Hypertension (ISH). adherence, and 5) special populations focused on the
Mancia G, et al. J Hypertens. 2023 Jun 21. doi:
10.1097/HJH.0000000000003480. Online ahead of elderly. On behalf of the Scientific Planning Committee
print. (SPC), I invite you to interact with this newsletter
through links to commentary videos from authors of the
EPIDEMIOLOGY
publications, interesting commentary articles, and short
Social determinants of health and uncontrolled video clinical perspectives from our SPC, and delve
blood pressure in a national cohort of black into the articles through hyperlinks for in-depth study.
and white US adults: The REGARDS Study.
Akinyelure OP, et al. Hypertension. 2023 Prof. Laurent (Chair)
Jul;80(7):1403-1413.

TREATMENT SCIENTIFIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Systolic blood pressure time in target range
and cognitive outcomes: Insights from the
SPRINT MIND Trial. Li S, et al. Hypertension. 2023 Prof. Stéphane Laurent
Aug;80(8):1628-1636. (France)

ADHERENCE
Improved persistence to medication, decreased Prof. Diego Araiza
cardiovascular events and reduced all-cause
mortality in hypertensive patients with use (Mexico)
of single-pill combinations: Results from the
START-Study. Schmieder RE, et al. Hypertension.
2023 May;80(5):1127-1135. Prof. Adriana Camargo
Adherence and related cardiovascular (Brazil)
outcomes to single pill vs. separate pill
administration of antihypertensive triple-
combination therapy. Rea F, et al. J Hypertens. Dr. Om Narayan
2023 Sep 1;41(9):1466-1473.
(Australia)
SPECIAL POPULATION – ELDERLY

Antihypertensive treatment in people of very
old age with frailty: Time for a paradigm shift? Prof. Nqoba Tsabedze
Shantsila E, et al. J Hypertens. 2023 Jul 6. Doi: (South Africa)
10.1097/HJH.0000000000003495. Online ahead of
print.
Dr. Michal Fikrle
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES OF INTEREST
(Czech Repulic)