Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Hypertension

Hypertension, or persistently elevated arterial blood pressure, is among the most prevalent chronic conditions and a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal disease, with prevalence rising markedly with age. It results from the interplay of increased vascular resistance, neuroho…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 11× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2474-7785 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Hypertension, or persistently elevated arterial blood pressure, is among the most prevalent chronic conditions and a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal disease, with prevalence rising markedly with age. It results from the interplay of increased vascular resistance, neurohormonal activation, renal handling of sodium and fluid, and arterial stiffening, and most cases are primary, without a single identifiable cause, while secondary hypertension arises from defined renal, endocrine, or other disorders. Sustained high pressure damages the heart, brain, kidneys, and vasculature, predisposing to myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease, and its pattern, including circadian dipping and resistant forms, carries prognostic significance. Diagnosis and management rest on accurate measurement, assessment of awareness and control in populations, lifestyle modification, and pharmacological therapy, supported by research into genetic determinants, biomarkers, and the organisation of care. In older adults, hypertension is a central focus of efforts to preserve cardiovascular and cognitive health. The peer-reviewed research collected under this topic addresses lifestyle behaviours and hypertension in older adults, prevalence, awareness, and treatment in defined populations, dipper and non-dipper patterns in chronic kidney disease, genetic polymorphisms associated with hypertension and related disease, microRNA biomarkers, and experimental models of renovascular hypertension, reflecting the field's integration of epidemiology, pathophysiology, genetics, and health-systems approaches to the prevention and control of high blood pressure.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 11 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Aging Research And Healthcare (ISSN 2474-7785).

Journal editorial board
Anna Aiello · Italy Juan Manuel Carmona Torres · Spain IAN JAMES MARTINS · Australia

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