The 2023 hypertension guidelines of the European Society of Hypertension: a commentary

Abstract

The 2023 hypertension guidelines of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) have been published in the December issue of the official Journal of the Society (Journal of Hypertension),1 where they are freely available online. Compared to the guidelines published 5 years ago,2 the new guidelines address issues never or only marginally addressed before, including a large number of comorbidities to hypertension that may change the approach to antihypertensive management. [...]

Keywords

• Guidelines
• hypertension
• antihypertensive treatment
• cardiovascular risk