Morphological and Functional Characteristics of Animal Models of Myocardial Fibrosis Induced by Pressure Overload.

abstract：Background:Hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor that is linked with fatal complications and is an overwhelming global challenge. Primary prevention is a key to control hypertension with identification of major risk factors. This study was aimed at assessing the prevalence and factors associated with hyper...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Roba HS,Beyene AS,Mengesha MM,Ayele BH

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association of periodontitis and/or tooth loss with hypertension by excluding the common confounders. Eighty-one Tanzanian women who were aged 46-58 years, nonsmokers, nonalcoholic drinkers, and on no medication underwent clinical examination. Multiple-r...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Yamori M,Njelekela M,Mtabaji J,Yamori Y,Bessho K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:The aim of present study was to determine the safety and efficacy of a new renal artery denervation system for treatment of hypertensive patients. Methods:Hypertensive patients with mean office systolic blood pressure ≥150mmHg and ≤180mmHg or an average of 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure ≥145mmHg and ≤1...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Li Y,Nawabi AQ,Feng Y,Dai Q,Ma G,Liu N

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction is one of the main characteristics of chronic hypertension and it is characterized by impaired nitric oxide (NO) bioactivity determined by increased levels of reactive oxygen species. Endothelial function is usually evaluated by measuring the vasodilation induced by the local NO production stim...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Neves MF,Kasal DA,Cunha AR,Medeiros F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To determine the changes in blood pressure levels and antihypertensive medication use in the postrenal transplantation period compared to pretransplantation one. Methods. A comparative cross-sectional study was carried out on renal transplant recipients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, a national referra...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Kubo MN,Kayima JK,Were AJ,Ezzi MS,McLigeyo SO,Ogola EN

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2005, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) established the Global Outreach Program (GO) aimed at building a capacity for detecting and managing chronic kidney disease and its complications in low- and middle-income countries. Here we report data from the 2006-2007 screening program (1025 subjects from the ...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Codreanu I,Sali V,Gaibu S,Suveica L,Popa S,Perico N,Ene-Iordache B,Carminati S,Feehally J,Remuzzi G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 288 men and women from general population in a cross-sectional survey, all neuropsychological tests were negatively associated with age; memory and executive function were also positively related with education. The hypertensives (HT) were less efficient than the normotensives (NT) in the test of memory with interf...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Giordano N,Tikhonoff V,Palatini P,Bascelli A,Boschetti G,De Lazzari F,Grasselli C,Martini B,Caffi S,Piccoli A,Mazza A,Bisiacchi P,Casiglia E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium transport through various nephron segments is quite important in regulating sodium reabsorption and blood pressure. Among several regulators of this process, insulin acts on almost all the nephron segments and is a strong enhancer of sodium reabsorption. Sodium-proton exchanger type 3 (NHE3) is a main regulator...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Horita S,Seki G,Yamada H,Suzuki M,Koike K,Fujita T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneously hypertensive rat model with reduced NO synthesis (SHRLN) shares features with aging and hypertension in humans, among other a severe aortic stiffening. The present in vivo study aimed to compare thoracic (TA) and abdominal (AA) aortic stiffness in the SHRLN (treated 5 weeks with L-NAME), SHR, and nor...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Lindesay G,Bézie Y,Ragonnet C,Duchatelle V,Isabelle M,Villeneuve N,Vayssettes-Courchay C

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been previously documented that carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a predictor of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to identify clinical parameters associated with an increased cIMT treated hypertensive women. Female patients (n = 116) with essential hypertension, aged 40-65 years, were in...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Trindade M,Martucci RB,Burlá AK,Oigman W,Neves MF,Araújo DV

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human renin gene has been widely known to be involved in essential hypertension (EH) pathogenesis. Genetic variant C-5434T of REN enhancer contributed to renin gene transcription and serum renin regulation. However, the mechanism associated with the transcription level changes remains unknown, and only a few repor...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Maslahah I,Rohman MS,Widodo N,Endharti AT,Utomo D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the T29C TGFβ1 gene polymorphism was analyzed in 198 hypertensives with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and in 235 hypertensives without LVH. Circulating TGFβ1 levels, procollagen type III levels, microalbuminuria, and left ventricular geometry and function were evaluated in all the hypertensive...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Scaglione R,Argano C,Duro G,Di Chiara T,Nuzzo D,Colomba D,Fiore MC,Corrao S,Licata G

更新日期：2010-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:There is poor adherence to antihypertensive therapies among women in India. To determine its socioeconomic barriers we performed a qualitative study on Indian rural women with hypertension. Methods:In-depth interviews with women having hypertension and presenting to outpatient department at a teaching hospit...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Gupta S,Dhamija JP,Mohan I,Gupta R

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim. To evaluate whether body fat distribution, birth weight, and family history for diabetes (FHD) were associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children and adolescents. Methods. A total of 439 Italian obese children and adolescents (5-18 years) were enrolled. Subjects were divided into 2 groups: prepubertal and...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Brufani C,Fintini D,Giordano U,Tozzi AE,Barbetti F,Cappa M

更新日期：2011-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) plays a pivotal role in lipid metabolism and angiogenesis, and there is growing interest regarding the association between ANGPTL3 and coronary artery disease (CAD). This study aims to investigate whether ANGPTL3 levels can be used to predict the future occurrence of maj...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Chen MC,Hsu BG,Lee CJ,Wang JH

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. The purpose of this observational cross-sectional study was to assess left ventricular mass (LVM) in prehypertensive individuals in comparison to normotensives and to determine if central blood pressure (BP) correlates better with LVM index (LVMI) than brachial BP. Methods and Result. Brachial and centra...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Mousa TM,Akinseye OA,Berekashvili K,Akinboboye OO

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To compare several anthropometric indices in the prediction of hypertension among adults. Methods:This is a cross-sectional study. Five hundred and eighteen adult men and women (40.9 ± 10.5 years; 1.62 ± .09 m; 72.3 ± 15.6 kg) volunteered to participate and underwent blood pressure and anthropometric measures....

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Dutra MT,Reis DBV,Martins KG,Gadelha AB

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Prevalence of hypertension has not been studied in the Ethiopian HIV-infected population, which represents 60% of the patients in our AIDS unit. Our aim was to identify risk factors and characterize the prevalence of hypertension in the population monitored at our unit. Methods:A retrospective chart review ...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Korem M,Wallach T,Bursztyn M,Maayan S,Olshtain-Pops K

更新日期：2018-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Great efforts to advance the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension for controlling hypertension have been made; however, the rates of uncontrolled blood pressure are still high. This study explored the rate of uncontrolled hypertension in patients with hypertension managed in an urban hospital of Vietnam and identif...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Nguyen HT,Hoang Thi Phuong N,Tran Nguyen N,Nguyen Anh T,Nguyen Dang V

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistant hypertension (RHTN) is defined as blood pressure (BP) that remains uncontrolled in spite of intake of ≥3 antihypertensive medications, ideally prescribed at optimal doses and one of which is a diuretic. The incidence of primary aldosteronism (PA) in patients with RHTN is estimated in prospective studies to b...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Acelajado MC,Calhoun DA

更新日期：2011-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of resistance exercise under hypoxia on postexercise hemodynamics in eight healthy young males. The subjects belonged to a track & field club (sprinters, hurdlers, and long jumpers) and engage in regular physical training (1-2 h per day, 3-5 days per week). Each participant performed eight ...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Horiuchi M,Ni-I-Nou A,Miyazaki M,Ando D,Koyama K

更新日期：2018-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：Background:White-coat hypertension (HT), masked HT, HT with white-coat effect, and masked uncontrolled HT are well-recognized problems of over- and undertreatment of high blood pressure in real-life practice. However, little is known about the true prevalence in Thailand. Objectives:To examine the prevalence and chara...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Montrivade S,Chattranukulchai P,Siwamogsatham S,Vorasettakarnkij Y,Naeowong W,Boonchayaanant P,Sakulsupsiri A,Ariyachaipanich A,Lertsuwunseri V,Rungpradubvong V,Satitthummanid S,Puwanant S,Prechawat S,Srimahachota S,Chaipromp

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Dahl salt-resistant (SR) animal models are similar to peritoneal dialysis patients with fluid volumes overload with normal blood pressure in hemodynamic profiles. We will verify the roles of UII in the regulation of blood pressure in these animal models. Methodology. The Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) and SR r...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Wu F,Chen G,Zhang A,Yu Y,Fan M,Tang C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silent cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) are a common finding on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in the elderly. However, in patients with hypertension, WMLs tend to occur earlier in life and appear to be more severe. There is a body of evidence that supports the idea that WMLs in asymptomatic hypertensive ...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Sierra C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Hypertension, particularly pulse pressure [PP] is a major risk factor for end-stage renal disease. However, the effect of individual components of hypertension namely PP, systolic [SBP] and diastolic blood pressure [DBP] on kidney function, in the general African population is unknown. Methods:Data were c...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Banerjee D,Plange-Rhule J,Chitalia N,Kumi K,Micah FB,Cappuccio FP,Eastwood JB

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood pressure (BP) tracking from childhood to adulthood has two aspects: the ranking stability relative to others over time and the prediction of future values. This study investigates BP tracking in children and adolescents in Germany in the context of hypertension risk factors. BP was measured and analyzed in 2542 ...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Sarganas G,Schaffrath Rosario A,Niessner C,Woll A,Neuhauser HK

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hypertension remains a cause of morbidity and mortality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It has been featured in the top ten causes of OPD attendance, admissions, and deaths since 2012. We investigated the sociodemographic characteristics and spatial distribution of inpatient hypertensives and factors associa...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Nuamah K,Affran Bonful H,Danso Yeboah J,Antwi Amankwaah E,Boakye D,Kwame Owusu S,Aduako Owusu A,Amponsah F,Adomako-Boateng F,Nang-Beifubah A,Gyapong M,Ofosu A,Garshong B,Ansah EK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence from animal models and human studies of essential hypertension suggest that brain regulation of the vasculature is impacted by the disease. Human neuroimaging findings suggest that the brain may be an early target of the disease. This observation reinforces earlier research suggesting that psycho...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Jennings JR,Heim AF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor eating habits may represent cardiovascular risk factors since high intake of fat and saturated fatty acids contributes to dyslipidemia, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Thus, nutritional interventions are recognized as important strategies for primary prevention of hypertension and as adjuvants to ph...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： d'El-Rei J,Cunha AR,Trindade M,Neves MF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the first survey of hypertension in undergraduates in Sierra Leone. Levels of hypertension (12%) and obesity (4%) appear low compared to the general population but given the rapid increase of both and the expectation that many graduates will enter the formal employment sector and a sedentary lifestyle, th...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Lebbie A,Wadsworth R,Saidu J,Bangura C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00