Hypertension ResearchPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-03-18DOI: 10.1038/s41440-025-02180-5
Yu-Hsiang Lin, Kuo-Jen Lin, Chun-Te Wu
{"title":"Expanding the vicious cycle: the interplay between BPH, OSA, and circadian regulation in nocturia.","authors":"Yu-Hsiang Lin, Kuo-Jen Lin, Chun-Te Wu","doi":"10.1038/s41440-025-02180-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41440-025-02180-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":" ","pages":"1821-1822"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12055557/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143648292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Risk prediction score and equation for progression of arterial stiffness using Japanese longitudinal health examination data.","authors":"Naoko Inadome, Shin Kawasoe, Masaaki Miyata, Takuro Kubozono, Satoko Ojima, Ryuko Mori, Hironori Miyahara, Koichi Tokushige, Mitsuru Ohishi","doi":"10.1038/s41440-024-02057-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41440-024-02057-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is useful for evaluating arterial stiffness. No longitudinal studies have examined the association between multiple arterial stiffness risk factors and increased baPWV. We sought to identify factors associated with baPWV ≥1400 cm/s within 5 years and create an equation and simple risk score to predict its occurrence, using data from a large-scale Japanese health examination database. Of 10,284 participants aged 30-69 years for whom follow-up data were available over a 5-year period, 3394 men and 2710 women with baseline baPWV<1400 cm/s were analyzed. We used age, body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), fasting blood sugar (FBS), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglyceride (TG), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), habitual exercise, habitual drinking, and smoking history as variables. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, baPWV≥1400 cm/s was associated significantly with age, BMI, SBP, DBP, HR, FBS, and TG in men and age, SBP, DBP, HR, and smoking history in women. A prediction score based on these factors yielded an area under the curve (AUC) for the 5-year incidence of baPWV≥1400 cm/s of 0.68 for men and 0.71 for women. Furthermore, a risk prediction equation for the 5-year incidence of baPWV≥1400 cm/s showed an AUC = 0.71 for men and 0.77 for women. The prediction equation and a simple prediction score are easy to implement clinically. The predictive ability of these scores and equations for arterial stiffness should be validated in prospective studies. The risk score is the sum of all points, which risk factors were significantly associated with the 5-year incidence of baPWV>1400 cm/s in the multivariate logistic regression analysis. The AUC for the 5-year incidence of baPWV>1400 cm/s was 0.68 for men and 0.71 in women.</p>","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":" ","pages":"1690-1701"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12055559/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143457779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: Daytime exercises predict nighttime events: association between an exaggerated blood pressure response to exercise and obstructive sleep apnea.","authors":"Hiromitsu Sekizuka","doi":"10.1038/s41440-025-02127-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41440-025-02127-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":" ","pages":"1826"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143065337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hypertension ResearchPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-01-16DOI: 10.1038/s41440-025-02113-2
Hiromitsu Sekizuka
{"title":"Daytime exercises predict nighttime events: association between an exaggerated blood pressure response to exercise and obstructive sleep apnea.","authors":"Hiromitsu Sekizuka","doi":"10.1038/s41440-025-02113-2","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41440-025-02113-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":" ","pages":"1802-1803"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hypertension ResearchPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-03-10DOI: 10.1038/s41440-025-02171-6
Paulina Skalska, Małgorzata Kurpaska, Małgorzata Banak, Paweł Krzesiński
{"title":"Hypertensive women with dyspnea exhibit an unfavorable central blood pressure response to exercise.","authors":"Paulina Skalska, Małgorzata Kurpaska, Małgorzata Banak, Paweł Krzesiński","doi":"10.1038/s41440-025-02171-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41440-025-02171-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Limited exercise tolerance and dyspnea in patients with uncomplicated hypertension may pose a diagnostic challenge, particularly when blood pressure is normal and assessment results do not support a diagnosis of heart failure. The purpose of this study was to assess the differences in central blood pressure (cBP) response to exercise between females with hypertension and good exercise tolerance (non-dyspneic females, nDFs; n = 27) and those with dyspnea on exertion (dyspneic females, DFs; n = 25). We also investigated the relations of cBP and its dynamics with peak oxygen consumption (peak VO<sub>2</sub>) and peak heart rate (peak HR) assessed by cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and peak cardiac output (peak CO) assessed by impedance cardiography. Fifty-two females (mean age 54.5 ± 8.2 years) underwent applanation tonometry during CPET to assess the augmentation index (AIx), cBP, and central pulse pressure (cPP) before exercise (REST), at minute 3-rd of exercise (Ex), and at minutes: 1-st (R1) and 4-th of post-exercise rest (R2). In comparison with nDFs, DFs showed significantly higher cPP_Ex, AIx_Ex, and AIx_R1. The two subgroups showed no differences in cPP or Alx values either before exercise or at R2. In comparison with nDFs, the DFs had a less pronounced change in AIx values during post-exercise rest. There were negative correlations between peak HR and: AIx_R1, AIx_R2, change in AIx (R1-R2), between peak VO<sub>2</sub> and: AIx_R1, AIx_R1-R2; between peak CO and: AIx_R1, AIx_R2, AIx_R1-R2. DFs presented a different cBP response to exercise than nDFs. Assessing cBP via applanation tonometry may prove useful in identifying hemodynamic abnormalities associated with limited exercise tolerance.</p>","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":" ","pages":"1759-1767"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12055567/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143596848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hypertension ResearchPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-03-03DOI: 10.1038/s41440-025-02101-6
Tsae-Ni Lee, Chin-Chen Chang, Jeff S Chueh, Chi-Shin Tseng, Vin-Cent Wu, Kang-Yung Peng, Po-Lung Yang, Shuo-Meng Wang
{"title":"Speculating suitability of partial adrenalectomy for lateralized primary aldosteronism: With emphasis on partial and complete success as optimistic outcomes.","authors":"Tsae-Ni Lee, Chin-Chen Chang, Jeff S Chueh, Chi-Shin Tseng, Vin-Cent Wu, Kang-Yung Peng, Po-Lung Yang, Shuo-Meng Wang","doi":"10.1038/s41440-025-02101-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41440-025-02101-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common secondary hypertension. The best treatment for a lateralized PA is unilateral adrenalectomy. Recent studies explored partial adrenalectomy (pAdx) to reduce the risk of adrenal insufficiency. However, in cases involving multiple aldosterone-producing micronodules/nodules (mAPM/mAPN), pAdx cannot completely remove all origins of excess aldosterone and might not resolve hypertension. CYP11B2 immunohistochemical staining helps HISTALDO (Histopathology of PA) diagnosis, and adrenal specimens were categorized into various groups accordingly. To determine whether pAdx should be considered for lateralized PA, we focused on the success rate of classical (black + grey group) versus non-classical (white group) lateralized PA, and the percentage of co-existing mAPM/mAPN in lateralized PA. The visible tumor in imaging could be either non-functional (incidentaloma; white group), or with concurrent surrounding mAPM/mAPN (grey group) causing hypertension. Among 445 patients who underwent unilateral adrenalectomy, 390 were diagnosed with lateralized PA. There were 63 (30.73%) in the black, 79 (38.54%) in the grey, 63 (30.73%) in the white group. The overall complete clinical success rate was 51.28% in our lateralized PA patients; with 65.08% in the black, 50.63% in the grey, and 26.98% in the white group. The overall partial clinical success rate was 38.54%; with 28.57% in the black, 34.18% in the grey, and 53.97% in the white group. Were pAdx performed, significantly lower success rates would be achieved, especially for lateralized PA patients of the grey and white groups. We speculate that unilateral pAdx is not an appropriate option for the majority of lateralized PA patients. Our results show that unilateral partial adrenalectomy is not a good surgical option for the majority of lateralized PA patients. In clinically lateralized PA patients, no matter which group they are in the HISTALDO classification, they would benefit from unilateral total adrenalectomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":" ","pages":"1739-1748"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12055560/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143541480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intensive blood pressure lowering may have a net benefit for the elderly due to its effectiveness in preventing cognitive decline and other benefits.","authors":"Masaki Mogi","doi":"10.1038/s41440-025-02228-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-025-02228-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144003486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leana N Hotz, Thilo Burkard, Alessandro Rana, Celine A Wenker, Subeedhja Jalanthiran, Leana Piattini, Noémie Strobel, Viviane Vorster, Zoë G Menzinger, Sophia Eichler, Christina Schumacher, Michael Mayr, Michael Dickenmann, Irene Hoesli, Olav Lapaire, Beatrice Mosimann, Annina S Vischer, Thenral Socrates
{"title":"Blood pressure control, hypertension phenotypes, and albuminuria: outcomes of the comprehensive Basel Postpartum Hypertension Registry.","authors":"Leana N Hotz, Thilo Burkard, Alessandro Rana, Celine A Wenker, Subeedhja Jalanthiran, Leana Piattini, Noémie Strobel, Viviane Vorster, Zoë G Menzinger, Sophia Eichler, Christina Schumacher, Michael Mayr, Michael Dickenmann, Irene Hoesli, Olav Lapaire, Beatrice Mosimann, Annina S Vischer, Thenral Socrates","doi":"10.1038/s41440-025-02191-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-025-02191-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Postpartum hypertension (PPHT) affects 20% of pregnancies and is strongly correlated to cardiovascular and kidney disease. Most outcome data stems from preeclampsia (PE) neglecting other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). This analysis aimed to investigate blood pressure (BP) control, BP phenotypes, therapeutic intensity scores (TIS), and albuminuria across the spectrum of PPHT in the short-medium term.This analysis prospectively followed 370 cases of PPHT. Automated office BP measurements (AOBPM), 24-hour ambulatory BP measurements (24ABPM), TIS and Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) > A2 levels of albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) were measured at 3 (V3) and 12 (V12) months postpartum. Outcomes were percentage of participants with non-hypertensive AOBPM and awake 24ABPM, whitecoat, and masked hypertension, and an A2 ACR at V3 and V12. The Basel-PPHT cohort consisted of 11.9% (n = 44) chronic hypertension, 31.9% (n = 118) gestational hypertension, 55.4% (n = 205) PE, eclampsia or HELLP, and 18.4% (n = 68) de novo PPHT. Antihypertensive medication was prescribed at baseline, V3 and V12 in 85.4% (n = 316), 19.2% (n = 46), and 20% (n = 21). At V12, 9.3% (n = 5) with PE, eclampsia, and HELLP vs 31.4% (n = 16) of the remaining cohort required antihypertensive medication, p = 0.005. Non-hypertensive BP without medication was seen at V3 and V12 in 47.9% (n = 103) and 62.4% (n = 63), respectively. Albuminuria at baseline, V3 and V12 was 84.9% (n = 124), 29.9% (n = 63), and 16.9% (n = 14) respectively. The Basel-PPHT registry identified undertreatment and persistent albuminuria, despite structured management. Importantly, those without preeclampsia also required stricter controls. Therefore, rigorous follow-ups are crucial for enhancing cardiovascular and renal outcomes in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143976640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Home-based telemonitoring care and executive function in patients with heart failure.","authors":"Tetsuya Kaneko, Atsushi Tanaka, Ayako Takamori, Hiroshi Hongo, Yoshiko Sakamoto, Ayumu Yajima, Machiko Asaka, Tsuneki Ajimi, Kohei Kamishita, Yohei Inoue, Daisuke Nagatomo, Daisuke Fujimatsu, Norihiko Kotooka, Koichi Node","doi":"10.1038/s41440-025-02199-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-025-02199-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Enhancement of self-care ability is essential for patients with heart failure (HF), and executive function plays a critical role. We investigated the clinical influence of a home-based remote care program using telemonitoring and telecoaching on executive function in patients with HF and assessed the relationship between executive functional status and clinical outcomes. This prospective study enrolled outpatients with HF, and they received home-based remote care program with telemonitoring and telecoaching using self-measured physical data. Executive function was assessed using the Trail Making Test Part B (TMT-B). The incidences of HF hospitalization and all-cause death were also compared according to baseline executive function status based on TMT-B test performance. Forty-one participants were enrolled in this study (mean age: 64.8 ± 13.8 years; male 68.3%; New York Heart Association [NYHA] class II/III: 78.0/22.0%). Twelve months after the initiation of the program, TMT-B significantly improved (p = 0.039), accompanied by an obvious amelioration of HF symptoms as assessed by the NYHA class (p = 0.027). During a median follow-up of 20.5 months, the incidence of HF hospitalization was significantly higher in patients with executive dysfunction than in those without (hazard ratio: 4.97, 95% confidence interval: 1.15-21.4, p = 0.031). This was unchanged even in a subcohort without cognitive dysfunction, as assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination. Telemonitoring and telecoaching at home may be effective in improving executive function in patients with HF. Further studies are needed to assess whether supportive care assisting executive functioning improves clinical outcomes in patients with HF.</p>","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144002125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}