The Hypertension Journal is an official publication of of Indian Society of Hypertension and supported by The World Hypertension League (in association with WHO).

Journal pointers:

• E-ISSN: 2455-4987; P-ISSN: 2454-5996
• Frequency: Quarterly (4 issues in a year)
• Access type: Open access journal
• Digital preservation through CLOCKSS, LOCKSS.

 

Hypertension Journal is a peer-reviewed journal which highlights epidemiology, health implications and cardiovascular risk from hypertension in India/South-Asia. Hypertension is much more common than diabetes. It is vastly under diagnosed and poorly treated in India/South-Asia. There are excellent therapeutic options to treat hypertension but the available resources are not fully utilized by doctors therefore neglecting this disorder. The journal will hereby promote the significance of hypertension and the urgent need to bring it under control. The medical community should be educated on hypertension evaluation, diagnosis, workup and management simultaneously bringing up the literature, research, guidelines and scientific advances related to hypertension and its disorders. We are hereby starting a high-quality journal dedicated solely to hypertension and thus promoting the awareness, evaluation and effective management in India/South-Asia. Dr C Venkata S Ram is a world authority on hypertension with lifelong work (research, clinical and publications). This journal will be an official publication of:

1. The Indian Society of Hypertension:

In accordance with the inspiration provided early on first  by Vajpeyee and Muthusamy and then skillfully followed through the able and spirited  leadership of Maheshwari/Verma/Narasingan, the Society has now become a highly respected organization. The society now, is therefore, the voice of Hypertension for India.