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This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of an mHealth app-based intervention, the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) CARE, in the management of uncontrolled hypertensive patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a two-arm randomized, controlled trial conducted among 107 hypertensive patients, with uncontrolled office (\u2265140\/90\u2005mmHg) and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (\u2265130\/80\u2005mmHg). After antihypertensive drug treatment initiation or intensification, patients were 1:1 randomized to application assisted strategy (AAS) group or usual care group, with scheduled visits at 1 and 3 months. In ASS group there was a virtual visit, while in usual care group there was an office visit. At 6 months, there was a final visit assessment with office and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) measurement. The mean age of the total population (n = 107) was 52.9 \u00b1 9.6 years, 50.5% were women, without any significant differences in the baseline characteristics. At 6 months, 50% in the usual care group and 78.2% in the AAS group (P = 0.002) achieved both systolic and diastolic ambulatory BP targets (&amp;lt;130\/80\u2005mmHg). Regarding office BP, there was a reduction of 19.9 \u00b1 9.1\/12.4 \u00b1 7.7\u2005mmHg in the usual care group and 25.1 \u00b1 6.4\/16.3 \u00b1 6.3\u2005mmHg in the AAS group, while regarding ambulatory BP, there was a reduction of 6.6 \u00b1 9.2\/3.3 \u00b1 6.2\u2005mmHg and 10.9 \u00b1 9.1\/6.4 \u00b1 5.5\u2005mmHg, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Follow-up of hypertensive patients with the ESH Care App is feasible and contributes to a significantly better office and out-of-office BP control after 6 months.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/eurjpc\/zwaf240","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,22]],"date-time":"2025-04-22T07:34:25Z","timestamp":1745307265000},"page":"1162-1171","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Targeting better hypertension control with the usage of the ESH 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