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March 2023.</p> <hr /> <h4><a href="http://bihs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/COVID-19-Keeping-Pts-Safe-in-ABPM-Dec-2020.pdf">ABPM and HBPM Keeping Patients Safe</a></h4> <p>BIHS Statement on infection control in the use of BP monitoring equipment. January 2021</p> <hr /> <h4><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41371-020-00451-x">COVID-19 and hypertension: risks and management. A scientific statement on behalf of the British and Irish Hypertension Society</a></h4> <p>BIHS Statement published by the Journal of Human Hypertension January 2021</p> <hr /> <h4><a href="https://rdcu.be/cbyog">Fibromuscular dysplasia and hypertension—a statement on behalf of the British and Irish Hypertension Society</a></h4> <p>BIHS Statement published by the Journal of Human Hypertension November 2020</p> <hr /> <h4><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41371-020-0325-5">Measurement of Blood Pressure in the Leg</a></h4> <p>BIHS Statement published by the Journal of Human Hypertension April 2020</p> <hr /> <h4><a href="http://bihs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/BIHS-Statement-on-ACEARB-and-Covid19-16-March-2020.pdf">BIHS Statement on ACE/ARB and Covid-19</a></h4> <hr /> <p> </p> <h4><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-019-0261-4">Measurement of blood pressure in people with atrial fibrillation</a></h4> <p>BIHS Statement published by the Journal of Human Hypertension October 2019</p> <hr /> <h4><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41371-019-0203-1">The Importance of a Valid Assessment of Salt Intake in Individuals and Populations</a></h4> <p>BIHS Statement published by the Journal of Human Hypertension April 2019</p> <hr /> <h4><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41371-019-0196-9">Oscillometric Measurement of Blood Pressure: A Simplified Explanation</a></h4> <p>BIHS Technical Note published by the Journal of Human Hypertension April 2019</p> <hr /> <p> </p> <h4><a href="http://bihs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Statement-on-diagnosis-of-hypertension-in-obese-patients-Nov-2017.pdf">BIHS Statement on Diagnosis of Hypertension in Obese Patients November 2017</a></h4> <p>Guidance on BP monitor cuffs for use in diagnosing hypertension in obese patients.</p> <hr /> <h4><a href="http://bihs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/BIHS-Statement-on-Aspirin-October-2017-Final-10.10.17-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BIHS Statement on Aspirin October 2017</a></h4> <p>Response to recent publicity and debate resulting from reports questioning the benefits of aspirin use in those with no history of prior CVD, including those with diabetes, particularly in the context of the known increase in risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.</p> <hr /> <p> </p> <h4><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4283620/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Joint UK Societies 2014 Consensus Statement on Renal Denervation</a></h4> <p>The Consensus Statement was published in Heart in November 2014. 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