Erythropoietin and obstructive sleep apnea.

abstract：:Insulin acutely inhibits contraction of primary cultured vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cells from canine femoral artery by inhibiting contractile agonist-induced Ca2+ influx. Insulin also inhibits contraction at step(s) distal to intracellular Ca2+ concentration (Ca2+i) by stimulating cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GM...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Kahn AM,Allen JC,Seidel CL,Song T

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not clear which educational strategy is most effective in helping patients to change their lifestyles. This study compared the efficacy of two different educational models on reducing blood pressure (BP). METHODS:This was a randomized controlled trial in ambulatory hypertensive patients >65 years of a...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Figar S,Galarza C,Petrlik E,Hornstein L,Rodríguez Loria G,Waisman G,Rada M,Soriano ER,de Quirós FG

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiography (ECHO) is useful to document changes in left ventricular mass (LVM) in groups of patients, but may be too variable for use in the individual patient. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be a more precise and reliable method to quantify the mass of the left ventricule. This study reports the accuracy,...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Bottini PB,Carr AA,Prisant LM,Flickinger FW,Allison JD,Gottdiener JS

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is an uncommon entity related to multiple and different pathologies, the most common being hypertensive crisis. It is believed to be secondary to the breakdown on the blood-brain barrier. At the beginning, it is undistinguishable from other leukoencephalopathies...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Giner V,Fernández C,Esteban MJ,Galindo MJ,Forner MJ,Guix J,Redón J

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increases in blood pressure were reported in overworked public workers following the Mid-Niigata earthquake. This study aimed to compare blood pressure changes between public employees and the general population after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011. METHODS:We analyzed 1,776 individuals from ...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Konno S,Hozawa A,Munakata M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood pressure responses to 1 week of low (20 mmol sodium/day) and high (300 mmol sodium/day) salt intake were investigated in a double-blind, randomized study in 46 white, nonobese subjects with essential hypertension (13 women, 33 men; mean age 45.3 +/- 2.2 years, age range 25 to 80 years). The individuals were clas...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Overlack A,Ruppert M,Kolloch R,Kraft K,Stumpe KO

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous assessment of beta-adrenoceptor function has shown alterations in essential hypertension (EH). In the present study, we compared lymphocyte beta-adrenoceptor density (Bmax) and adenylate cyclase (AC) activity stimulated by l-isoproterenol, Gpp(NH)p, Gpp(NH)p + l-isoproterenol, and forskolin in 46 patients wit...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Yurenev AP,Parfyonova EV,Krasnikova TL,Aripova NA

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The comparative efficacy of the calcium antagonists isradipine and nifedipine in reducing left ventricular peak systolic wall tension was assessed in 25 patients with essential hypertension (20 men, 5 women; mean age: 49 years). After 2 weeks of treatment with either isradipine (2.5 mg twice daily) or slow-release nif...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Griebenow R,Müller R,Steffen HM,Burger KJ,Welzel D

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene is considered to be associated with increased risk for stroke, but there is a diversity in the results obtained. The genetic involvement of the renin-angiotensin system in stroke also remains unclear. To predict the genetic risk of lacunar infarction, we condu...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Takami S,Imai Y,Katsuya T,Ohkubo T,Tsuji I,Nagai K,Satoh H,Hisamichi S,Higaki J,Ogihara T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A high 24-hour ambulatory diastolic (DBP) but not systolic (SBP) blood pressure variability (BPV) is significantly predictive of long-term cardiovascular mortality in untreated hypertensive subjects, independent of office or 24-hour SBP. The present study was aimed to investigate hemodynamic factors that are...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Hsu PF,Cheng HM,Sung SH,Chuang SY,Lakatta EG,Yin FC,Chou P,Chen CH

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of a beta-blocker to inhibit vascular sympathetic nerve activity associated with hypertension was studied in DOCA-salt hypertension in rats. A seven week treatment of DOCA and salt resulted in a significant increase in the systolic blood pressure of the uninephrectomized rats. The administration of propran...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Tsuda K,Masuyama Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a key mediator of neutrophil infiltration and is profibrotic in the liver, lung, and infarcted heart, but its roles in angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced hypertension and cardiac remodeling have not been fully determined. Thus, we sought to investigate the causal...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Jiang HM,Wang HX,Yang H,Zeng XJ,Tang CS,Du J,Li HH

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients often exhibit higher blood pressure (BP) readings in the doctor's office, a phenomenon known as the white coat effect. This study examines the presence of a physician in the examining room as a possible factor in provoking a white coat effect. METHODS:Blood pressure measurements taken by an automat...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Myers MG,Valdivieso MA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One effort to improve hypertension care in the United States is the development of the "Hypertension Specialist" program with appropriate training and certification of individual physicians. METHODS:We examined the impact of a hypertension clinic on blood pressure (BP) levels and control. RESULTS:By one ye...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Bansal N,Tendler BE,White WB,Mansoor GA

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the influence of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) on pressor, renal vascular, and adrenal responses during angiotensin I (Ang I) infusion, we studied 10 normotensive, healthy men. Each was in balance with a 10-mEq sodium, 100-mEq potassium intake and was studied before and during ACE inhibition with enal...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Hollenberg NK,Fisher ND,Price DA,Williams GH

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no comprehensive guidelines on management of hypertensive emergency (HTNE) and complications. Despite advances in antihypertensive medications HTNE is accompanied with significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS:We queried the 2002-2012 nationwide inpatient sample database to identify patients wi...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Shah M,Patil S,Patel B,Arora S,Patel N,Garg L,Agrawal S,Jacobs L,Steigerwalt SP,Martinez MW

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is the leading global preventable risk factor for premature death. While hypertension prevalence has been declining in high-income countries, it has increased continuously in low- and middle-income countries. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional survey in 7,524 women and men aged 35-74 years ...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Rubinstein AL,Irazola VE,Calandrelli M,Chen CS,Gutierrez L,Lanas F,Manfredi JA,Mores N,Poggio R,Ponzo J,Seron P,Bazzano LA,He J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential hypertension conveys an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The common finding of an autonomic imbalance in these patients contributes not only to the etiology of hypertension itself, but also to the cardiac risk and resulting adverse sequelae. A high sympathetic tone in particular is r...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Brook RD,Julius S

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the renin-angiotensin system and insulin resistance (IR) have been identified as major regulators of plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1), their roles in hypertensive subjects is not clearly defined. METHODS:We examined the effect of dietary salt restriction on PAI-1 levels in 239 hyperte...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Srikumar N,Brown NJ,Hopkins PN,Jeunemaitre X,Hunt SC,Vaughan DE,Williams GH

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation is an independent risk factor for high blood pressure, and as a consequence inflammatory cytokines could be related with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). We sought to assess the association and predictive role of different cytokine levels with LVH in a group of patients with essential hyperte...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Roselló-Lletí E,Rivera M,Martínez-Dolz L,González Juanatey JR,Cortés R,Jordán A,Morillas P,Lauwers C,Calabuig JR,Antorrena I,de Rivas B,Portolés M,Bertomeu V

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension varies in prevalence among race/ethnic groups in the United States. Within-ethnic group differences associated with acculturation have been less frequently examined. We studied the association of three measures of acculturation (language spoken at home, place of birth, and years living in the US...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Moran A,Diez Roux AV,Jackson SA,Kramer H,Manolio TA,Shrager S,Shea S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antihypertensive monotherapy, although commonly used, does not address the multifactorial nature of hypertension as a disease with many pathways. Using more than one drug makes more therapeutic sense because combination agents cover more than one pathway, yet the use of drugs in tandem is typically relegated to more p...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Neutel JM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of sodium-transport inhibitors (STI) which block the sodium-potassium-ATPase pump are increased in the plasma and urine of volume-expanded and low-renin hypertensive humans and animals. To evaluate the physiologic relevance of STI to blood-pressure-raising mechanisms, we have examined the in vitro prope...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Weber MA,Weiler E,Gonick HC,Prins BA,Purdy RE

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After nephrectomy, the level of arterial pressure is determined by the permitted degree of fluid volume expansion. With kidneys present, the fundamental requirement for fluid volume homeostasis is met by maintaining the balance between sodium and water intake and output. When one-kidney, one-clip (1-K,1-C) hypertensio...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Ledingham JM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dyslipidemia in hypertensive sibships may be characterized by atherogenic small low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles. Whether LDL particle size is associated with the extent of coronary atherosclerosis in hypertensive sibships is unknown. METHODS:Subjects (n = 792, mean age 62 years, 60% women) were asce...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Kullo IJ,Bailey KR,McConnell JP,Peyser PA,Bielak LF,Kardia SL,Sheedy PF 2nd,Boerwinkle E,Turner ST

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare sexual activity and plasma testosterone levels of hypertensive men with those of healthy normotensive controls. We investigated 110 newly diagnosed, never treated hypertensive (blood pressure [BP] > or = 140/95 mm Hg) men and 110 healthy normotensive (diastolic BP <90 mm Hg) men. A...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Fogari R,Zoppi A,Preti P,Rinaldi A,Marasi G,Vanasia A,Mugellini A

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary kidneys, especially in rats, appear vulnerable to develop functional and structural damage. However, differences in susceptibility exist between strains. It is not clear whether this is intrinsic to the kidney or due to environmental factors. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate possible...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Kouwenhoven EA,van Dokkum RP,Marquet RL,Heemann UW,de Bruin RW,IJzermans JN,Provoost AP

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin-containing neurons in the central nervous system are grouped into a number of discrete and distinctive collections with cell bodies in the brainstem and projections passing to many regions of the brain and spinal cord. Evidence is presented that activation of one projection of serotonin-containing neurons fr...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Chalmers JP,Pilowsky PM,Minson JB,Kapoor V,Mills E,West MJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of increased lability of blood pressure on the development of aortic atherosclerosis was examined. Because sinoaortic denervation (SAD) produced increased lability of blood pressure without blood pressure elevation, the development of atheromatous plaque was examined in SAD rats. These rats were fed a hi...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Sasaki S,Yoneda Y,Fujita H,Uchida A,Takenaka K,Takesako T,Itoh H,Nakata T,Takeda K,Nakagawa M

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subtle abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism and overt diabetes mellitus are both associated with a substantial increase in the prevalence of hypertension and the accelerated development of atherosclerosis. Hypertension is also a presumed independent risk factor for atherosclerosis, although some of the atherogenic...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Sowers JR,Standley PR,Ram JL,Jacober S,Simpson L,Rose K

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00