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Editorial
. 2025 Jul 15;14(14):e042877.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.042877. Epub 2025 Jul 14.

Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Rethinking Hypertension Screening in Young Adults

James Steckelmacher  1   2 , Luca Faconti  3 , Ajay Gupta  1   2   4
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Editorial

Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Rethinking Hypertension Screening in Young Adults

James Steckelmacher et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
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Keywords: Editorials; hypertension; mass screening.

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Figure 1. Flowchart demonstrating how a hypertension risk prediction model could be incorporated into a hypertension screening program for young adults.
*Alternatively, a patient could be invited to submit an out‐of‐office BP measurement from either a traditional cuff‐based device or a wearable cuffless device. If BP was raised, they could then be offered a confirmatory office BP measurement. BMI indicates body mass index; and BP, blood pressure.
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