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2026 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines

George S Stergiou1, Kazuomi Kario2, Dagnovar Aristizabal3

  • 1Hypertension Center STRIDE-7, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Third Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Journal of Hypertension
|October 23, 2026
PubMed

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ABPMACEIARBBPCADCCBCKDCVDDHP-CCBGLP-1 RAHMODISHInternational Society of HypertensionLMICLVHMRANPHPOSARAASRASSGLT2iUACRambulatory blood pressure monitoringangiotensin II type 1 receptor blockerangiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorblood pressureblood pressure measurementcalcium channel blockercardiovascular diseasecardiovascular riskchronic kidney diseasecoronary artery diseasedihydropyridine calcium channel blockereGFRestimated glomerular filtration rateglobal healthglucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonisthypertensionhypertension-mediated organ damageimplementationleft ventricular hypertrophylow-income and middle-income countriesmineralocorticoid receptor antagonistnon-physician healthcare professionalsobstructive sleep apnoearenin–angiotensin systemrenin–angiotensin–aldosterone systemsHBPMsOBPsodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitorsstandardised home blood pressure monitoringstandardised office blood pressureurinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio

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