Jens Jordan

Orthostatic Hypertension: Clinical Spectrum and Gaps in Knowledge

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Orthostatic hypertension (oHT) is increasingly recognized as a clinically relevant but poorly understood disorder of autonomic blood pressure control. This review aims to summarize the current understanding of the clinical spectrum and pathophysiology of oHT, e...

Hypertension in obesity: A focus on individualized pharmacotherapy and the role of body composition, on behalf of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Diabetes and Metabolic Risk Factors and Working Group on Lifestyle, Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and Adherence

Hypertension in obesity represents a major global health challenge, closely linked to the global epidemics of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic dysfunction. Excess adiposity contributes to elevated blood pressure through multiple, interrelated mechanisms, including activatio...