Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

SEP 7, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

The 2025 AHA/ACC Hypertension Guidelines: Key Updates, Historical Context, and Clinical Implications

Current Cardiology Reports

This is an official multisociety hypertension guideline from the AHA/ACC that synthesizes evidence across populations and provides clinical recommendations for practice.

AUG 27, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Management of Hypertension in Older Adults

Korean Journal of Geriatrics & Gerontology

A narrative review synthesizing international hypertension guidelines and evidence from landmark trials to inform clinical management of hypertension in older adults.

AUG 12, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Antihypertensive Drugs as Potential Repositioning Options for Melanoma: A Map of Pre-Clinical Evidence

Diseases

A scoping review of preclinical evidence (37 studies, mostly in vitro and animal models) mapping antihypertensive drugs for melanoma; findings are heterogeneous, context-dependent, and the source explicitly states evidence is insufficient to establish reproducible efficacy or translational validity.

AUG 10, 2026 · REVIEW

Identification of cognitive impairment in patients with hypertension: a systematic review and critical appraisal of existing models

Frontiers in Medicine

A systematic review of 17 studies reporting 25 models for identifying cognitive impairment in hypertensive patients, finding substantial heterogeneity, high risk of bias in 16 studies, limited external validation (4 studies), and poor reproducibility (only 4 fully reproducible), indicating the field lacks mature, validated tools ready for clinical implementation.

AUG 1, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Perceptions and practices of primary care physicians in the management of resistant hypertension

Singapore Medical Journal

Single-center cross-sectional survey of physician knowledge and practice patterns with no comparator arm or outcome data; identifies practice gaps but cannot establish clinical efficacy or guideline concordance quantitatively.

AUG 1, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Hypertension development and treatment in patients with solid and haematological malignancies on anti-cancer therapy: an irish tertiary referral centre experience

European Heart Journal Supplements

Single-centre observational study describing hypertension prevalence and treatment adequacy in cancer patients; provides descriptive data but lacks comparator group and causal inference.

JUL 31, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Global, Regional, and National Burden of chronic kidney disease in older adults from 1990 to 2021: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

PLOS One

Large-scale epidemiological analysis of established disease burden using rigorous GBD methodology, confirming and extending known patterns of CKD prevalence and mortality in older adults, but not introducing novel interventions or practice changes.

JUL 28, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ralinepag for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (ADVANCE OUTCOMES): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study

The Lancet

Phase 3 RCT demonstrates ralinepag significantly reduces clinical worsening in PAH (HR 0.45, p<0.0001) versus placebo in 687 patients with contemporary background therapy, with acceptable safety profile supporting clinical use.