Paul K. Whelton

Apr 16, 2024 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Brian Hutchinson |Adam Walter |Norm Campbell |Paul K. Whelton

DiscussionOur analysis of scaling hypertension care in 24 countries—across a range of income levels and regions—estimated that compared with continuation of the status quo improving the hypertension care cascade using an SBP≥140 mm Hg cut-point would save nearly 1.2 million lives over the study’s 30-year time horizon. It also identified that around 68% of those health benefits are derived from treating those at the highest risk (SBP≥160 mm Hg).

Jun 24, 2023 | ahajournals.org | Paul K. Whelton |John Flack |Aletta E Schutte |Ji-Guang Wang

Originally publishedHypertension. 2023;0AbstractClinical practice guidelines are ideally suited to the provision of advice on the prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure (BP). The recently published European Society of Hypertension (ESH) 2023 ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension is the latest in a long series of high BP clinical practice guidelines.

Mar 17, 2023 | nature.com | Paul K. Whelton

Delgado-Ron et al. report an analysis of US NHANES datasets exploring the association between mean daily sodium intake and prevalent hypertension among a small sub-set (<10%) of adults on a caloric deficit diet [1]. They find no association between estimated sodium consumption and odds of hypertension. They conclude by suggesting the need to explore new population strategies for the reduction of sodium intake.