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Hypertension: a new threshold, a new challenge
30 janvier 2026
By Ana Espino | Published on January 30, 2026 | 3 min readHypertension (HTN) is a chronic cardiovascular disease characterized by a sustained elevation of blood pressure. It is often silent but strongly associated with severe complications, including stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. It represents one of the leading causes of preventable mortality worldwide.
Hypertension (HTN) is a chronic cardiovascular disease characterized by a sustained elevation of blood pressure. It is often silent but strongly associated with severe complications, including stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. It represents one of the leading causes of preventable mortality worldwide.
Despite the availability of effective treatments, management remains suboptimal, with many undiagnosed patients, unachieved blood pressure targets, poor treatment adherence, and overly uniform approaches. In addition, treatment thresholds long set at 140/90 mmHg have often resulted in delayed intervention.
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