A new position paper from the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) highlights the fact that growing numbers of children and young people around the world are developing high blood pressure – a condition once considered rare in young people but now increasingly common.

New blood pressure measurement devices such as cuff-less wrist monitors are likely to play an important role in hypertension diagnosis and management in future – but several challenges remain before these new technologies can be introduced widely, according to a 2024 position paper from the International Society of Hypertension (ISH).

The latest ISH position paper is a comprehensive review of lifestyle changes that can help prevent and manage high blood pressure.

Raised blood pressure (BP) is the leading cause of preventable death in the world. Yet, its global prevalence is increasing, and it remains poorly detected, treated, and controlled in both high- and low-resource settings.

View the ISH position paper presenting a Systematic Review and Consensus Statement on Bedtime Dosing of Antihypertensive Medications.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented shift from in-person care to delivering health care remotely. To limit the infectious spread, patients and providers rapidly adopted distant evaluation with online or telephone-based diagnosis and management of hypertension. However, many patients and care providers were unprepared for this rapid shift and may not be delivering optimal hypertension assessment and management.