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International Society of Hypertension @ishbp.bsky.social · 1d

The 22nd International Scientific Sessions of the Inter-American Society of Hypertension (IASH) take place from 15 to 17 January 2026 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Abstract submission is open until 31 October 2025.

Find out more: iashonline.org/iash-abstrac...

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 4d

Great reminder. Shared decision-making/treatment goals key for this group.

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 4d

Important paper addresses how frequently should home BP monitoring be performed. They concluded every 12-months...I'm kind of a 6-month person myself if people are stable (aligned with semiannual monitoring), but monthly when titrating...thoughts?

journals.lww.com/jhypertensio...

journals.lww.com

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 7d

Enough is enough:

RETREAT-FRAIL www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

OPTIMISE
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

DANTON
academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

No mortality benefit (and potentially harm) from antihypertensive deprescription among frail older adults. Meta-analyze that!

Reduction of Antihypertensive Treatment in Nursing Home Residents | NEJM

Among older adults with frailty, evidence on the benefits and risks of discontinuing antihypertensive drugs is limited. In a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial conducted in France, we assign...

www.nejm.org

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International Society of Hypertension @ishbp.bsky.social · 8d

The ISH was very sad to learn of the death of Professor Graham MacGregor, an outstanding physician, hypertension researcher and tenacious public health advocate.

Graham was winner of the ISH’s most prestigious award in 2010.

Read more: ish-world.com/latest-news-...

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 10d

Another vitamin D trial in AKI this time, and it still does not do much 😏

TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.bsky.social · 11d

#Medsky🧪 #Immunosky #nephsky #publichealth the study found that treatment with either calcifediol or calcitriol did not significantly reduce #acutekidneyinjury (AKI) in critically ill adults, despite the activated forms of vitamin D upregulating relevant gene pathways.

JCI Insight - Randomized trial of activated vitamin D for acute kidney injury prevention in critically ill patients

insight.jci.org

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 13d

Hahaha

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 14d

More in this PDF from 🍎 confirming the 41%

www.apple.com/health/pdf/H...

HT @drjmluther.bsky.social and @erictopol.bsky.social

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 17d

Neat study using spices/herbs to promote healthier food choices.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Culinary Medicine Program Using Herbs and Spices to Increase Vegetable Consumption Among Adults with Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study - Michelle Alcorn, Allison Childress, Wasiu...

Purpose Unhealthy diets contribute to hypertension. Culinary medicine (CM) combines cooking skills with medical science to improve eating behavior. This study a...

journals.sagepub.com

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 18d

Sleep BP (or should I say SUPINE blood pressure) is associated with cognitive impairment in this cool pilot study.

doi.org/10.1093/ajh/...

Validate User

doi.org

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 18d

Really nice statement from the Thai Hypertension Society!

2025 Thai Hypertension Society Guidance for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Adults - Wanthong - 2025 - The Journal of Clinical Hypertension - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 19d

Neat study showing that different patterns of hypertension response to exercise are associated with cardiovascular disease events.

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Evaluating Blood Pressure Response Patterns to Exercise Stress Testing | Hypertension

BACKGROUND: A hypertensive response to exercise unmasks hypertension and is associated with future cardiovascular events. Yet, there is heterogeneity in blood pressure response patterns to exercise by...

www.ahajournals.org

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you for featuring our work!

International Society of Hypertension @ishbp.bsky.social · 22d

Supine hypertension: an overlooked marker of cardiovascular risk?

Read article by @spjuraschek.bsky.social and Doc M Giao in the latest edition of Hypertension News.

Read today: ish-world.com/ish-hyperten...

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 22d

This is a fabulous award! I strongly encourage people to apply!

prevention.nih.gov/news-events/...

prevention.nih.gov

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 25d

I can't wait to share! There's a lot to unpack and love to hear what people think. We really focused on finding a grocery ordering strategy that would achieve health benefits. I think that is a critical piece of Food-Is-Medicine and sets up a good starting point to think more about implementation.

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 26d

Excited to share our GoFresh late-breaking trial results at
@ahascience.bsky.social in New Orleans!!!

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 27d

You really think they haven't looked at it? Wouldn't you want to show that to make your case? It's odd.

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 27d

Its a strange omission of a very low bar

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 27d

Check out this video from a colleague

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTp7...

00:17-00:40

Looks like numbers to me!

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 27d

Sigh... Couldn't there more data on albuminuria, Lvh regression, etc...

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 28d

That would be a cool head to head... A demographic algorithm alert from clinic to high risk patients who haven't had their bp checked in a year vs the watch. A watch could be more motivating than a clinic alert/letter.

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 28d

How good is the song "Golden" to get ready for a presentation?!? Top favorite right now!

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 28d

Oh yeah .. using pt reported data alone... The watch may add a little though, but one could simply send high risk people a letter encouraging them to get their BP checked.

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 28d

I wonder about false reassurance too. I think the watch has enough sensors to distinguish activity from rest, and bases on multiple days. Google published some data showing that ppg could improve a baseline demographic model's prediction of hypertension using pulse ox ppg from the UK biobank.

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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 28d

Do you think this will reach those who are not getting screened during an annual visit? I suspect a lot of smartwatch users have access to a pcp.?

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