Hypertensive renal damage: insights from animal models and clinical relevance.

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease disproportionately affects minority populations, in part because of multiple sociocultural factors that directly affect compliance with antihypertensive medication regimens. Compliance is a complex health behavior determined by a variety of socioeconomic, individual, familial, and cultural facto...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Betancourt JR,Carrillo JE,Green AR

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review latest reports of the food products which might increase blood pressure and therefore might participate in the pathogenesis of hypertension. RECENT FINDINGS:Results of clinical study suggest that consumption of high-sodium food leads to transient increase in plasma sodium concentration. Thi...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Adamczak M,Wiecek A

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite a myriad of oral agents, many patients fail to reach their target blood pressure. Electrical stimulation of the carotid sinus, an old therapeutic concept, lowers blood pressure by initiating the baroreflex and reducing sympathetic tone. Recent...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Filippone JD,Sloand JA,Illig KA,Bisognano JD

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This study aims to systematically review existing evidence on the effectiveness of mobile health technology (mHealth) interventions in addressing medication adherence among people with hypertension. RECENT FINDINGS:Twenty-one studies of mHealth interventions were included in the final review after sy...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Xiong S,Berkhouse H,Schooler M,Pu W,Sun A,Gong E,Yan LL

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus is well recognized as a potent and prevalent risk factor for accelerated atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease. However, there is also evidence of cardiac dysfunction in diabetes in the absence of coronary atherosclerosis, termed diabetic cardiomyopathy. Changes in ventricular structure and left...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Karnik AA,Fields AV,Shannon RP

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of beneficial neuroprotective effects of the angiotensin converting enzyme 2-angiotensin-(1-7)-Mas axis [ACE2-Ang-(1-7)-Mas] in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke has spurred interest in a more complete characterization of its mechanisms of action. Here, we summarize findings that describe the protective ro...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Bennion DM,Haltigan E,Regenhardt RW,Steckelings UM,Sumners C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High blood pressure in the setting of type 1 and type 2 diabetes is commonly associated with the earlier development of target-organ damage, including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease and progressive renal insufficiency. The major goal of treating high blood pressure in this population is to prevent or reduc...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Lu WX,Lakkis J,Weir MR

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of urinary albumin excretion that are below the usual limit of detection by qualitative testing, but are above normal levels (microalbuminuria; MA), can be readily identified by simple measures, such as the urinary albumin to creatinine ratio in untimed urine samples. Such measurements, particularly when combin...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Glassock RJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The research on molecular genetics of human hypertension aims to identify the loci involved in the regulation of blood pressure, detect gene variants within the identified loci, associate them with intermediate phenotypes, and ultimately estimate their quantitative effects on blood pressure level and their interaction...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Jeunemaitre X,Gimenez-Roqueplo AP,Célérier J,Corvol P

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fact that cardiovascular risk factors cluster among individuals with the insulin resistance syndrome strongly suggests a common pathogenetic denominator. For many years, abnormalities of nonesterified fatty acid metabolism have been implicated in the disturbances of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism that character...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Egan BM,Greene EL,Goodfriend TL

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The major health issue of being overweight or obese relates to the development of hypertension, insulin resistance and diabetic complications. One of the major underlying factors influencing the elevated blood pressure in obesity is increased activity of the sympathetic nerves to particular organs suc...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Lim K,Jackson KL,Sata Y,Head GA

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic syndrome associates metabolic abnormalities such as insulin resistance and dyslipidemia with increased waist circumference and hypertension. It is a major public health concern, as its prevalence could soon reach 30% to 50% in developed countries. Aldosterone, a mineralocorticoid hormone classically invo...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Briet M,Schiffrin EL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides a comprehensive insight into the angiogenic profile of hypertensive and normotensive pregnancies compromised by HIV infection. Furthermore, we evaluate the economic implementation of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio and review the reports on therapeutic apheresis in limiting sFlt-1 productio...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Padayachee S,Moodley J,Naicker T

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:How chlorthalidone (CTDN) reduces risk for cardiovascular events (CVEs) can be considered in light of its ability to lower blood pressure (BP) and its non-BP related, pleiotropic effects. The mechanism by which CTDN lowers BP is unclear but may include alterations in whole body regulation and vasodilatory actions on v...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Roush GC,Buddharaju V,Ernst ME,Holford TR

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevation of blood pressure (BP) and the risk for progression to hypertension (HTN) is of increasing concern in children and adolescents. Indeed, it is increasingly recognized that target organ injury may begin with even low levels of BP elevation. Sodium intake has long been recognized as a modifiable risk factor for...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Hanevold CD

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2 adds a new level of complexity to the understanding of the renin-angiotensin system. The high catalytic efficiency of ACE2 for the generation of angiotensin (ANG)-1-7 from ANG II suggests an important role of ACE2 in preventing ANG II accumulation, while at the sa...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Wysocki J,González-Pacheco FR,Batlle D

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With current immunosuppression, elevated blood pressure is found in almost 90% of renal graft recipients. Major causes of this are impairment of renal function (secondary to chronic allograft nephropathy or less frequently recurrence of primary renal disease), the use of calcineurin inhibitors as immunosuppressants, u...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Schwenger V,Zeier M,Ritz E

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have identified key gender differences in cardiovascular function, renal hemodynamics, and the renin-angiotensin system. Extensive epidemiologic evidence has shown a clear gender difference in cardiovascular and renal disease progression, whereby female sex appears to be protective. The mechanisms under...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Kang AK,Miller JA

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper critically addresses the issue of the "J-curve" paradox--the finding described in studies performed about 30 years ago indicating that treatment-induced systolic blood pressure values below 120 or 125 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure values below 75 mm Hg are characterized by an increase, rather than a re...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Grassi G,Quarti-Trevano F,Dell'Oro R,Mancia G

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nitric oxide (NO)-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) signaling system is a well-characterized modulator of cardiovascular function, in general, and blood pressure, in particular. The availability of mice mutant for key enzymes in the NO-cGMP signaling system facilitated the identification of interactions with o...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Thoonen R,Sips PY,Bloch KD,Buys ES

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistant hypertension is a common and growing clinical problem characterized by failure to achieve target blood pressure levels despite adequate use of at least three antihypertensive agents. Although numerous safe and effective pharmacologic therapies are available to treat elevated blood pressure, novel therapeutic...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Schlaich MP,Krum H,Esler MD

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an important role in the initiation and progression of tissue injuries in the cardiovascular and nervous systems. The detrimental actions of the AT1 receptor (AT1R) in hypertension and vascular injury, myocardial infarction and brain ischemia are well established. In the past t...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Namsolleck P,Recarti C,Foulquier S,Steckelings UM,Unger T

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nycthemeral changes in renal function have been known for a long time, but our knowledge about the underlying mechanisms is still far from complete. From a theoretical point of view, many physiological systems could be involved in turning the kidney from a sodium-excretory organ during daytime into a sodium-conserving...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： de Leeuw PW

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the magnitude of systematic bias (mean difference) and random error (standard deviation of mean difference) between the cuff method of indirect blood pressure and directly measured intra-arterial pressure. RECENT FINDINGS:Blood pressure is almost exclu...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Dankel SJ,Kang M,Abe T,Loenneke JP

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is the leading risk factor for the global burden of disease, yet more than 20% of adults with hypertension are unaware of their condition. Underlying hypertension affects over 25% emergency department attendees, and the condition is more commonly encountered in emergency departments than in primary care s...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Chan SS,Graham CA,Rainer TH

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are used to thinking of angiotensin (Ang) II as a regulatory hormone that stimulates constriction of vascular smooth muscle cells, aldosterone release from the adrenal gland, and sodium reabsorption in the renal tubule. We have also become accustomed to understanding that Ang II may be formed and may act locally as...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Luft FC

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hypertension remains to be a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality. Despite a plethora of pharmacological options available, an abundance of patients have uncontrolled blood pressure thus creating the need for additional strategies, including non-pharmacologic approaches. In this review,...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Cernes R,Zimlichman R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review summarizes the most recent and innovative implementation strategies for hypertension control in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). RECENT FINDINGS:Implementation strategies from Latin America, Africa, and Asia were organized across three levels: community, health system, and policy...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Mercer T,Nulu S,Vedanthan R

更新日期：2020-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Habitual aerobic exercise is associated with lower aortic stiffness, as measured by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CFPWV), in middle-aged/older adults without hypertension, but beneficial effects of aerobic exercise on CFPWV in hypertension remain contraversial. Therefore, the focus of this revi...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Pierce GL

更新日期：2017-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In chronic kidney disease (CKD), plasma uric acid levels are increased because of the decrease in glomerular filtration rate. However, in addition to CKD, hyperuricemia is frequently associated with a number of other conditions such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart failure, overwei...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Kielstein JT,Pontremoli R,Burnier M

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00