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ReviewNature reviews. Cardiology2025

Novel pharmacological approaches to lowering blood pressure and managing hypertension.

Matthew Sayer, David J Webb, Neeraj Dhaun

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Review in Nature reviews. Cardiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Hypertensive mt. tRNARedox biology · 2026
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  4. Bioactives in Food-As-Medicine for Special Medical Purposes.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Matthew SayerEdinburgh Kidney, University/British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9618-2221
David J WebbEdinburgh Kidney, University/British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0755-1756
Neeraj DhaunEdinburgh Kidney, University/British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. bean.dhaun@ed.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-9128-6603

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertension is the leading cause of death globally, primarily due to its strong association with cardiovascular disease. The global prevalence of hypertension has surged over the past three decades, driven by rising rates of diabetes mellitus and obesity. Despite current antihypertensive therapies, only a small proportion of patients with hypertension achieve adequate blood pressure control, necessitating novel therapeutic strategies. In this Review we explore the challenges and emerging opportunities in hypertension management. Aprocitentan, a dual endothelin receptor antagonist, is the first agent from a novel class of antihypertensive drug to be licensed since 2007 and exemplifies innovative treatments on the horizon. Here we also address the complex factors contributing to poor hypertension control, including genetic influences, lifestyle factors, therapeutic inertia and poor patient adherence. We discuss the limitations of existing therapies and highlight promising new pharmacological approaches to hypertension management. Integrating these novel treatments alongside current pharmaceuticals combined with improved diagnostic and management strategies could substantially reduce the global burden of hypertension and associated cardiovascular disease.

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Antihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureHypertensionEndothelin Receptor AntagonistsHumansTreatment OutcomeAntihypertensive AgentsEndothelin Receptor Antagonists

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