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Consensus and Position Papers on Hypertension

ESC Council on Hypertension

Since its creation in September 2014, the Council on Hypertension has collaborated on a number of consensus and position papers and is now working on 2 new position papers in cooperation with other ESC bodies. The list of published and ongoing documents is below. As a member benefit, the Nucleus would like to engage interested members of the Council as writers and reviewers for next documents. Members who are interested in participating to writing groups are kindly requested to send a request with their CV and publications, clearly highlighting their specific area(s) of interest in the field of arterial hypertension.

Sex differences in arterial hypertension A scientific statement from the ESC Council on Hypertension, the European Association of Preventive Cardiology, Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, the ESC Council for Cardiology Practice, and the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

European Heart Journal
22 Sep 2022

Management of patients with combined arterial hypertension and aortic valve stenosis: a consensus document from the Council on Hypertension and Council on Valvular Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
30 Apr 2020

Peripartum management of hypertension: a position paper of the ESC Council on Hypertension and the European Society of Hypertension

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
16 Dec 2019

ESC Council on hypertension position document on the management of hypertensive emergencies

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
25 Aug 2018

Clinical recommendations for high altitude exposure of individuals with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions A joint statement by the European Society of Cardiology, the Council on Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Society of Hypertension, the International Society of Mountain Medicine, the Italian Society of Hypertension and the Italian Society of Mountain Medicine

European Heart Journal
11 Jan 2018

Hypertension and cardiac arrhythmias: a consensus document from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and ESC Council on Hypertension, endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) and Sociedad Latinoamericana de Estimulación Cardíaca y Electrofisiología (SOLEACE)

EP Europace Journal
17 Jun 2017

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