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ReviewCurrent hypertension reports2026

Bridging the Gap in Racial/Ethnic Disparities: Perspectives from the 2025 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology High Blood Pressure Guideline.

Tina K Reddy, Bhavya Ancha, Jelani K Grant, Keith C Ferdinand

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Tina K ReddyDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Bhavya AnchaDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jelani K GrantDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Keith C FerdinandSection of Cardiology, John W. Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA. kferdina@tulane.edu.

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purpose of reviewHigh blood pressure is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality worldwide, disproportionately affecting racial/ethnic populations in the United States (US). This review summarizes racial/ethnic inequities in CVD risk, hypertension (HTN), and the social determinants or drivers of health (SDOH), highlighting the 2025 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) High Blood Pressure Guideline. RECENT

findingsCertain US racial/ethnic populations experience disproportionate HTN burden, with Black adults demonstrating higher rates of resistant, nocturnal and masked HTN, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and dementia and cognitive decline. The 2025 AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guideline emphasizes the use of a novel race-neutral CVD risk calculator to guide initiation of pharmacotherapy, utilizing patient counseling and shared decision-making, alongside team-based, community-engaged HTN management strategies. The 2025 AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guideline advances health equity, integrating the SDOH into improved CVD risk assessment and management recommendations. Effective mitigation of disparities to improve blood pressure and CVD outcomes demands optimizing healthcare access, addressing systemic discrimination, incorporating social context into shared clinical-decision making, and deploying culturally-tailored, community-based interventions.

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EthnicityHealth Status DisparitiesHypertensionAmerican Heart AssociationBlack or African AmericanCardiovascular DiseasesHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicSocial Determinants of HealthUnited StatesAHA/ACC high blood pressure guidelineBlood pressureHypertensionRacial/ethnic disparitiesSocial determinants of health

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