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Hypertension Research, the official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension, publishes research and reviews on hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases.

Current issue

• Recent developments and challenges in hypertensive dementia over the past year

  • Masaki Mogi
  • Satoshi Hoshide
  • Kazuomi Kario

  Editorial19 Jun 2026

• Comment on “Sex-specific trajectories of blood pressure and pulse pressure across body mass index categories: a descriptive study based on 13-year health checkup data”

  • Guanhu Yang
  • Mengdan He
  • Zhiyi Wang

  Correspondence01 May 2026

• Reply to: “Comment on ‘Sex-specific trajectories of blood pressure and pulse pressure across body mass index categories: a descriptive study based on 13-year health checkup data”

  • Shin Kawasoe
  • Takuro Kubozono
  • Mitsuru Ohishi

  Correspondence19 Jun 2026

• Association between blood pressure and risk of ischemic stroke among individuals with dementia: A nationwide cohort study

  • Kye-Yeung Park
  • Ga Eun Nam
  • Dong Wook Shin

  Article11 Jun 2026

• Comparative bleeding risk between angiotensin II receptor blockers with high versus low P-glycoprotein inhibitory activity in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving direct oral anticoagulants

  • Seonji Kim
  • Seng Chan You
  • Sungha Park

  ArticleOpen Access17 Jun 2026

• Comparative prognostic value of non-invasive ventricular-arterial coupling metrics in the general population

  • Chang Chen
  • Xuefang Zhang
  • Fang-Fei Wei

  Article22 Jun 2026

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  Body mass index modifies cardiovascular risk across blood pressure categories, particularly among underweight adults with hypertension: a 6.3 million‑person nationwide Japanese cohort study

  • Takahisa Kawano
  • Tomohisa Seki
  • Masamichi Ikawa

  ArticleOpen Access31 Aug 2026
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  Antihypertensive therapy tailored to the circadian blood pressure profile as precision medicine

  • Francesca Coccina
  • Chiara Cuccurullo
  • Sante D. Pierdomenico

  CommentOpen Access28 Aug 2026
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  Recombinant zoster vaccine and risk of kidney failure, cardiovascular, and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease

  • Chung-An Wang
  • Wei-Jie Wang
  • Vin-Cent Wu

  Article28 Aug 2026
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  Blood pressure management for stroke patients beyond the JSH 2025 guidelines

  Target blood pressure for stroke patients and stepwise approach to blood pressure-lowering treatment.

  • Kazunori Toyoda

  Review ArticleOpen Access27 Aug 2026
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  Achieved home systolic blood pressure and cardiovascular risk in older hypertensive patients

  • Yufei Ji
  • Xinyi Peng
  • Jun Cai

  Article27 Aug 2026
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  Association between high-altitude erythrocytosis and arterial stiffness in long-term high-altitude residents

  • Yanan Li
  • Jun Ma
  • Xiaoping Chen

  Article26 Aug 2026

• Author’s reply to the letter to the editor entitled “Reflections on “Predictive value of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the cardio-ankle vascular index on cardiovascular outcomes in subjects with cardiovascular risks: the COUPLING study””

  • Tomoyuki Kabutoya
  • Kazuomi Kario

  Correspondence25 Aug 2026
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  Comparative effectiveness and safety of oral antihypertensive agents for severe asymptomatic hypertension: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

  • Wachira Wongtanasarasin
  • Thanat Tangpaisarn
  • Praew Kotruchin

  Article25 Aug 2026
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  Additional blood-pressure-lowering effect of exercise in adults on stable antihypertensive medication: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

  • Paula Etayo-Urtasun
  • Mikel L. Sáez de Asteasu
  • Mikel Izquierdo

  Review Article25 Aug 2026

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  Effects of aerobic exercise on blood pressure in patients with hypertension: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized trials

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  Blood pressure management in stroke: comparative review of the 2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM, 2024 ESC, 2023 ESH, and 2025 JSH guidelines

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  Recombinant zoster vaccine and risk of kidney failure, cardiovascular, and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease

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  Evaluation of Alysis-001 cuffless blood pressure estimation algorithm against the European Society of Hypertension awake/asleep test criteria in hypertensive patients