The role of aldosterone in the metabolic syndrome.

abstract：:This review attempts to highlight the potential of calcium-channel blockers in the prevention of sequelae of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in patients who have both disorders. Evidence-based medicine is driven by the results of randomized, clinical trials. Major contributions were therefore derived from post hoc ...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Birkenhäger WH,Staessen JA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impaired capacity of the kidney to excrete sodium plays an essential role in the development of hypertension. Adrenal corticosteroids control renal handling of sodium by regulating tubular sodium reabsorption in the distal nephron where both mineralocorticoid receptors (MR) and glucocorticoid receptors are express...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Ayuzawa N,Fujita T

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Do dietary fats lower blood pressure? This review covers total fats, individual fatty acids and foods that provide specific fats. RECENT FINDINGS:Evidence for blood pressure lowering is stronger for supplements providing individual marine fatty acids than for fish intake since data on fish consumptio...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Nestel PJ

更新日期：2019-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Automated office blood pressure (AOBP) measurements may provide more accurate estimation of blood pressure (BP) than manual office blood pressure (MOBP) measurements. This systematic review investigated the diagnostic performance of AOBP and MOBP using ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) as r...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Bo Y,Kwok KO,Chu KK,Leung EY,Yu CP,Wong SY,Lee EK

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The pathophysiology of preeclampsia is complex and not entirely understood. A key feature in preeclampsia development is an immunological imbalance that shifts the maternal immune response from one of tolerance towards one promoting chronic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. As a key regulator ...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Cubro H,Kashyap S,Nath MC,Ackerman AW,Garovic VD

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the current literature on use of telehealth at different stages of the hypertension control cascade in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and to discuss opportunities to harness technology infrastructure in SSA to improve population-level blood pressure control. RECENT FINDINGS:Despite the high burde...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Muiruri C,Manavalan P,Jazowski SA,Knettel BA,Vilme H,Zullig LL

更新日期：2019-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Here, we review the known relations between hypertension and obesity to inflammation and postulate the endogenous protective effect of melatonin and its potential as a therapeutic agent. We will describe the multiple effects of melatonin on blood pressure, adiposity, body weight, and focus on mitochon...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Prado NJ,Ferder L,Manucha W,Diez ER

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the most recent literature on current strategies for the treatment of hypertension associated with pediatric obesity. RECENT FINDINGS:Over the last three decades, childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity prevalence in the USA has continued to rise. Unsurprisingly but rather disturbin...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Binka E,Brady TM

更新日期：2019-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension (HTN) is the most common modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality worldwide. Lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are projected to bear the vast majority of this disease burden, but local and regional health care delivery systems in these countries are ill equi...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Brody AM,Kumar VA,Levy PD

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:The post-macula densa segments of the renal tubule--that is, the distal convoluted tubule, connecting tubule, and collecting duct--play a central role in determining final urine sodium excretion. The major regulated sodium transporters and channels in these cell types include the thiazide-sensitive (Na-Cl) cotransport...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Ecelbarger CA,Tiwari S

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：: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：:Primary aldosteronism is commonly regarded as largely sporadic, but both germline and somatic mutations are increasingly recognized as underlying the condition. Three germline mutations causing familial hyperaldosteronism have been described, dubbed FH I (due to a CYP11B1/CYP11B2 chimera), FH II (localized to chromoso...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Funder JW

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) has increased rapidly in North America in recent years. Presently, the MetS is found in 34.3% of the population, and the prevalence is likely to continue to increase in parallel with the obesity epidemic. Losing weight and long-term maintenance of the weight loss are pri...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Ferland A,Eckel RH

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common cause of arterial hypertension: in the PA Prevalence in Hypertensives (PAPY) Study, the prevalence of PA was 11.2% in consecutive referred hypertensive patients. When adrenal vein sampling (AVS) is available, two thirds of the cases can be attributed to a tumor and one third of c...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Rossi GP

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:Diabetes and hypertension are common coexistent conditions, the combination of which results in an increased risk for cardiovascular and renal disease. Clinical trials have convincingly demonstrated the benefit of tight blood pressure control among patients with diabetes in reducing these risks. Furthermore, the choic...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Borzecki AM,Berlowitz DR

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:Individuals with hypertension need to stay on therapy with antihypertensive medication to obtain the full benefits of blood pressure reduction. There are important differences in tolerability across antihypertensive drug classes, and these differences influence the extent to which patients are willing to continue taki...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Gerth WC

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：:The presence of renin production by the principal cells of the collecting duct has opened new perspectives for the regulation of intrarenal angiotensin II (Ang II). Angiotensinogen (AGT) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) are present in the tubular fluid coming from the proximal tubule and collecting duct. All th...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Gonzalez AA,Lara LS,Prieto MC

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease is a major public health problem worldwide: it is estimated that in the general population, 1 person in 10 has some degree of renal damage. Adequate blood pressure control represents the mainstay of treatment, to delay deterioration of renal function and prevent cardiovascular complications. Cur...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Leoncini G,Viazzi F,Pontremoli R

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is an established risk factor for stroke, premature coronary artery disease and heart failure. Control of elevated blood pressure has been shown to result in significant reduction of cardiovascular risk. Aldosterone, the final product of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), not only causes sal...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Andersen K

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide is involved in the regulation of resting vascular tone, adaptation of blood flow to metabolic demand of tissue, and adaptation of vessel diameter to volume of inflow, ie, flow-mediated dilation. Arterial hypertension is associated with an increased vascular tone of resistance vessels, a reduced compliance...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Kelm M

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：: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：: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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article introduces the haemodynamic principles that underpin the pathophysiology of hypertension and introduces a rational physiological approach to appropriate pharmacologic treatment. RECENT FINDINGS:Outdated understanding of haemodynamics based on previous measurement systems can no longer be...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Smith BE,Madigan VM

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To estimate the impact of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines for high blood pressure (BP) on the next hypertension guidelines in Asia. RECENT FINDINGS:The 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines for high BP in adults changed the diagnostic threshold and the manage...

journal_title：Current hypertension reports

authors： Nakagawa N,Hasebe N

更新日期：2019-01-10 00:00:00