Management of “Elevated” Blood Pressure According to the 2024 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines: Lack of Supportive Evidence and High Risk of Excessive Treatment.

Authors: Kjeldsen, Sverre E.¹ (AUTHOR) sverrkj@online.no, Brunström, Mattias² (AUTHOR), Burnier, Michel³ (AUTHOR), Egan, Brent⁴ (AUTHOR), Narkiewicz, Krzysztof⁵ (AUTHOR), Kreutz, Reinhold⁶ (AUTHOR), Mancia, Giuseppe⁷ (AUTHOR)

Source: Blood Pressure. Mar2025, p1-8. 8p. 1 Illustration.

Low carbohydrate high fat-diet in real life; A descriptive analysis of cardiovascular risk factors

Authors: Hagström, Henrik ^{a, ⁎}, Hagfors, Linda Nyström ^b, Hedelin, Rikard ^a, Brunström, Mattias ^a, Lindmark, Krister ^{a, c}

Source: In International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention June 2025 25

Body Mass Index in Late Adolescence and Later Life Kidney Outcomes: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Swedish Men

Authors: Vitkauskaitė, Monika ^{1, ∗}, Mačionienė, Ernesta ^{1, 2}, Stankevičius, Rytis ¹, Miglinas, Marius ^{1, 2}, Ix, Joachim H. ³, Brunström, Mattias ⁴

Source: In Kidney Medicine April 2025 7(4)

2024 European Society of Hypertension clinical practice guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

Alternate Title: Endorsed by the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM), European Renal Association (ERA), and International Society of Hypertension (ISH) (English)

Authors: Kreutz, Reinhold, Brunström, Mattias, Burnier, Michel, Grassi, Guido, Januszewicz, Andrzej, Muiesan, Maria Lorenza, Tsioufis, Konstantinos, de Pinho, Rosa Maria, Albini, Fabio Lucio, Boivin, Jean-Marc, Doumas, Michalis, Nemcsik, János, Rodilla, Enrique, Agabiti-Rosei, Enrico, Algharably, Engi Abd Elhady, Agnelli, Giancarlo, Benetos, Athanase, Hitij, Jana Brguljan, Cífková, Renata, Cornelissen, Véronique, Danser, A.H. Jan, Delles, Christian, Huelgas, Ricardo Gómez, Járai, Zoltán, Palatini, Paolo, Pathak, Atul, Persu, Alexandre, Polonia, Jorge, Sarafidis, Pantelis, Stergiou, George, Thomopoulos, Costas, Wanner, Christoph, Weber, Thomas, Williams, Bryan, Kjeldsen, Sverre E., Mancia, Giuseppe

Source: In European Journal of Internal Medicine August 2024 126:1-15

Should treatment of 'elevated' blood pressure, especially in older people, be based on global risk estimation?

Authors: Kjeldsen, Sverre E.^1,2 (AUTHOR) s.e.kjeldsen@medisin.uio.no, Brunström, Mattias³ (AUTHOR), Burnier, Michel⁴ (AUTHOR), Egan, Brent⁵ (AUTHOR), Narkiewicz, Krzysztof⁶ (AUTHOR), Kreutz, Reinhold⁷ (AUTHOR), Mancia, Giuseppe⁸ (AUTHOR)

Source: Blood Pressure. Aug2024, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p1-6. 6p.

Subject Terms: *ACE inhibitors, *OLDER people, *ANGIOTENSIN-receptor blockers, *SYSTOLIC blood pressure, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *DEATH forecasting

Lowering of systolic blood pressure in hypertensive patients: insights and questions from the ESPRIT study.

Authors: Kreutz, Reinhold¹ (AUTHOR) reinhold.kreutz@charite.de, Brunström, Mattias² (AUTHOR), Kjeldsen, Sverre E.³ (AUTHOR), Narkiewicz, Krzysztof⁴ (AUTHOR), Egan, Brent⁵ (AUTHOR), Burnier, Michel⁶ (AUTHOR)

Source: Blood Pressure. Aug2024, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p1-4. 4p.

Subject Terms: *EMERGENCY room visits, *PATIENT selection, *LEFT ventricular hypertrophy, *DIASTOLIC blood pressure, *SYSTOLIC blood pressure

Diabetes, prediabetes, and atrial fibrillation—A population‐based cohort study based on national and regional registers

Authors: Johansson, Cecilia, Örtendahl, Lina, Lind, Marcus M., Andersson, Jonas, Johansson, Lars, Brunström, Mattias

Source: Journal of internal medicine. 294(5):605-615

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Obesity is associated with coronary artery stenosis independently of metabolic risk factors: The population-based SCAPIS study

Authors: Lind, Lars, Markstad, Hanna, Ahlström, Håkan, Angerås, Oskar, Brandberg, John, Brunström, Mattias, Engström, Gunnar, Engvall, Jan E., Eriksson, Maria J., Eriksson, Mats, Gottsäter, Anders, Hagström, Emil, Krachler, Benno, Lampa, Erik, Mannila, Maria, Nilsson, Peter M., Nyström, Fredrik H., Persson, Anders, Redfors, Björn, Sandström, Anette, Themudo, Raquel, Völz, Sebastian, Ärnlöv, Johan, Östgren, Carl Johan, Bergström, Göran

Source: In Atherosclerosis December 2022 362:1-10

Bedtime dosing of antihypertensive medications: systematic review and consensus statement: International Society of Hypertension position paper endorsed by World Hypertension League and European Society of Hypertension

Authors: Stergiou, George, Brunström, Mattias, MacDonald, Thomas, Kyriakoulis, Konstantinos G., Bursztyn, Michael, Khan, Nadia, Bakris, George, Kollias, Anastasios, Menti, Ariadni, Muntner, Paul, Orias, Marcelo, Poulter, Neil, Shimbo, Daichi, Williams, Bryan, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Damasceno, Albertino, Korostovtseva, Lyudmila, Li, Yan, Muxfeldt, Elizabeth, Zhang, Yuqing, Mancia, Giuseppe, Kreutz, Reinhold, Tomaszewski, Maciej

Source: Journal of hypertension. 40(10):1847-1858

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Association of education and feedback on hypertension management with risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease

Authors: Brunström, Mattias, Ng, Nawi, Dahlström, John, Lindholm, Lars H., Norberg, Margareta, Nyström, Lennarth, Weinehall, Lars, Carlberg, Bo

Source: Blood pressure. 31(1):31-39

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The relationship between blood pressure and risk of renal cell carcinoma

Authors: Alcala, Karine, Mariosa, Daniela, Smith-Byrne, Karl, Nasrollahzadeh Nesheli, Dariush, Carreras-Torres, Robert, Ardanaz Aicua, Eva, Bondonno, Nicola P, Bonet, Catalina, Brunström, Mattias, Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas, Chirlaque, María-Dolores, Christakoudi, Sofia, Heath, Alicia K, Kaaks, Rudolf, Katzke, Verena, Krogh, Vittorio, Ljungberg, Börje, Martin, Richard M, May, Anne, Melander, Olle, Palli, Domenico, Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel, Sacerdote, Carlotta, Stocks, Tanja, Tjønneland, Anne, Travis, Ruth C, Vermeulen, Roel, Chanock, Stephen, Purdue, Mark, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Muller, David, Brennan, Paul, Johansson, Mattias

Source: International journal of epidemiology. 51(4):1317-1327

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Do recent meta-analyses truly prove that treatment with blood pressure-lowering drugs is beneficial at any blood pressure value, no matter how low? A critical review

Authors: Kreutz, Reinhold, Brunström, Mattias, Thomopoulos, Costas, Carlberg, Bo, Mancia, Giuseppe

Source: Journal of hypertension. 40(5):839-846

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Prevalence, time-trends and clinical characteristics of hypertension in young adults: nationwide cross-sectional study of 1.7 million Swedish 18-year-olds, 1969–2010

Authors: Rietz, Helene, Pennlert, Johanna, Nordström, Peter, Brunström, Mattias

Source: Journal of hypertension. 40(6):1231-1238

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Methodological Aspects of Meta-Analyses Assessing the Effect of Blood Pressure–Lowering Treatment on Clinical Outcomes

Authors: Brunström, Mattias, Thomopoulos, Costas, Carlberg, Bo, Kreutz, Reinhold, Mancia, Giuseppe

Source: Hypertension. 79(3):491-504

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Effect of antihypertensive treatment in isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) – systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Authors: Brunström, Mattias¹ (AUTHOR) mattias.brunstrom@umu.se, Carlberg, Bo¹ (AUTHOR), Kjeldsen, Sverre E.² (AUTHOR)

Source: Blood Pressure. Dec2023, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p1-10. 10p.

Subject Terms: *RANDOMIZED controlled trials, *DIASTOLIC blood pressure, *SYSTOLIC blood pressure, *MAJOR adverse cardiovascular events, *BLOOD pressure

Missing Verification of Source Data in Hypertension Research

Authors: Brunström, Mattias, Kjeldsen, Sverre E., Kreutz, Reinhold, Gjesdal, Knut, Narkiewicz, Krzysztof, Burnier, Michel, Oparil, Suzanne, Mancia, Giuseppe

Source: Hypertension. 78(2):555-558

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Self-Report Tool for Identification of Individuals With Coronary Atherosclerosis: The Swedish CardioPulmonary BioImage Study.

Authors: Bergström, Göran, Hagberg, Eva, Björnson, Elias, Adiels, Martin, Bonander, Carl, Strömberg, Ulf, Andersson, Jonas, Brunström, Mattias, Carlhäll, Carl-Johan, Engström, Gunnar, Erlinge, David, Goncalves, Isabel, Gummesson, Anders, Hagström, Emil, Hjelmgren, Ola, James, Stefan, Janzon, Magnus, Jonasson, Lena, Lind, Lars, Magnusson, Martin

Source: Journal of the American Heart Association; 7/16/2024, Vol. 13 Issue 14, p1-13, 13p

Tower of Babel bias or efficient exclusion of low-quality studies: how to handle non-English literature in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Authors: Brunström, Mattias

Source: Journal of Hypertension; Oct2024, Vol. 42 Issue 10, p1681-1683, 3p

COMPARATIVE EFFICACY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF DIFFERENT ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG CLASSES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND NETWORK META-ANALYSIS

Authors: Brunström, Mattias, Brunström, Anton, Jussil, Heidi, Panagiotopoulou, Kanella, Chaimani, Anna, Carlberg, Bo

Source: Journal of hypertension. 41(1):e78-e79

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Survival after surgery of the ascending aorta: a matched cohort study

Authors: Skoglund Larsson, Linn, Ljungberg, Johan, Johansson, Lars, Carlberg, Bo, Söderberg, Stefan, Brunström, Mattias

Source: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery. 62(3)

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