Young Scholars Award Lecture: Intratubular angiotensinogen in hypertension and kidney diseases.

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：:The purpose of this study was to determine plasma and tissue endothelin-1 (ET-1)-like immunoreactivity in a new rodent model of spontaneous hypertension. Plasma and tissues were procured from pentobarbital-anesthetized 16- to 18-week-old male hamsters with spontaneous hypertension and genetically/age-matched normotens...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Gulati A,Artwohl JE,Kumar A,Gao XP,Rubinstein I

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent publications purporting to show that calcium antagonists, when used for the treatment of hypertension or in the post myocardial infarction patient, would paradoxically increase the rate of heart attack and mortality have cast doubts on the safety and efficacy of this drug class. All three studies are retrospect...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Messerli FH

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulation of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) synthesis within cardiac atrial myocytes was investigated in 8 patients undergoing cardiac surgery (valve replacement or coronary bypass graft). Hemodynamic data were obtained during cardiac catheterization and venous plasma samples for ANP were withdrawn prior to sur...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Haass M,Fischer TA,Hänze J,Saggau W,Lang RE,Dietz R

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strong associations between blood pressure (BP) and overweight raise the question whether overweight children (body mass index (BMI) ≥85th percentile) should be included in the normative database. METHODS:Using the LMS (Lamda-Mu-Sigma) method, we developed age-, gender-, and height-adjusted percentile curve...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Schwandt P,Scholze JE,Bertsch T,Liepold E,Haas GM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Time-related changes in plasma levels of aldosterone, deoxycorticosterone, corticosterone, and cortisol were studied during treatment with spironolactone in 8 patients with primary aldosteronism due to adenomas. Plasma renin activity (PRA), serum sodium and serum potassium were also measured. The patients were treated...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Sakamoto H,Ichikawa S,Sakamaki T,Nakamura T,Ono Z,Takayama Y,Murata K

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension treatment is important in managing chronic renal insufficiency (CRI). Little is known, however, about the blood pressure (BP) control achieved or the pattern of antihypertensive drug prescription among CRI patients. METHODS:Using computerized medical records, we studied 3,089 adult hypertensive...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Hsu CY,Bates DW,Kuperman GJ,Curhan GC

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent reports suggest that existing antihypertensive agents may not have sufficient efficacy to control blood pressure (BP) in many patients. Omapatrilat, an agent under development, has been shown to have significantly greater antihypertensive efficacy than existing agents, but may also carry increased ris...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Kostis JB,Packer M,Black HR,Schmieder R,Henry D,Levy E

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood pressure is known to be higher in heavy drinkers than in nondrinkers. The aim of this study was to determine whether the alcohol-blood pressure relationship is modified by therapy for hypertension in the elderly. METHODS:Men aged > or = 65 years (n = 1,396) with or without current history of antihyper...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Wakabayashi I

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This double-blind placebo controlled study investigated the antihypertensive and humoral effects of nifedipine capsules in patients with essential hypertension inadequately controlled (seated diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 95 mm Hg) by hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) alone. Nifedipine acutely (first dose...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Opsahl JA,Halstenson CE,Abraham PA

更新日期：1989-11-01 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:Genetic factors may influence blood pressure (BP) responses to dietary potassium intake. We examined the association of genetic variants in the apelin-APJ system and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) with BP responses to potassium supplementation. METHODS:We conducted a 7-day potassium supplementation ...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Zhao Q,Gu D,Kelly TN,Hixson JE,Rao DC,Jaquish CE,Chen J,Huang J,Chen CS,Gu CC,Whelton PK,He J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reduction of coronary flow reserve (CFR) found in arterial hypertension may be due to changes in afterload, left ventricular (LV) structure, and metabolic factors. Also, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) may be associated with the magnitude of CFR in relation to its modulating action on cardiac and en...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Galderisi M,Caso P,Cicala S,De Simone L,Barbieri M,Vitale G,de Divitiis O,Paolisso G

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In normal coronary arteries, increased flow velocity induces endothelium-dependent dilation, and dilation in response to sympathetic stimulation evoked by the cold pressor test is partly due to increased flow velocity. In arterial hypertension, angiographically normal coronary arteries were constricted by acetylcholin...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Nitenberg A,Antony I,Aptecar E,Arnoult F,Lerebours G

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous investigations have demonstrated an association between impaired insulin sensitivity and elevated erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport (Na(+)-Li+ CT) activity. It has been speculated that insulin resistance and endogenous hyperinsulinemia are causally related to the development of elevated Na(+)-Li+ CT...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Wolpert HA,Steen SN,Istfan NW,Simonson DC

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) induces inflammation and vascular damage that might contribute to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the mechanisms linking OSA and CVD are not fully understood. Pentraxin3 may play a significant role in vascular inflammation and damage. Currently, there...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Kasai T,Inoue K,Kumagai T,Kato M,Kawana F,Sagara M,Ishiwata S,Ohno M,Yamaguchi T,Momomura S,Narui K

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased blood-pressure-variability (BPV) is associated with increased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Sodium-glucose-co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors decrease the incidence of cardiovascular events, renal events, and death in this population. Thi...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Papadopoulou E,Theodorakopoulou MP,Loutradis C,Tzanis G,Tzatzagou G,Kotsa K,Zografou I,Tsapas A,Karagiannis A,Sarafidis P

更新日期：2020-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In middle-aged and elderly populations, circulating natriuretic peptide concentrations are negatively associated with several components of the metabolic syndrome. Whether these negative associations are also present in healthy adolescents and young adults from the general population are unknown. METHODS:In...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Goharian TS,Goetze JP,Faber J,Andersen LB,Grøntved A,Jeppesen JL

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in children after kidney transplant were analyzed to ascertain any alteration in circadian BP profile, degree of hypertension, and efficacy of therapy. The data were also compared with casual BP data and left ventricular mass index (LVMI). We have examined 30 ...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Calzolari A,Giordano U,Matteucci MC,Pastore E,Turchetta A,Rizzoni G,Alpert B

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study tested the hypothesis that centrally administered relaxin elevates arterial pressure in conscious rats and that this hypertensive effect is mediated, at least in part, by central or peripheral vasopressin. Injection of human relaxin (0.068 or 0.34 microgram in 200 nL artificial cerebrospinal fluid) i...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Yang RH,Bunting S,Wyss JM,Berecek KH,Zhang L,Jin H

更新日期：1995-04-01 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：:To clarify characteristics of the patients in whom exercise training lowers blood pressure and to elucidate the mechanisms by which exercise training lowers blood pressure, we evaluated 24-h blood pressure, glomerular filtration rate (GFR), renal blood flow (RBF), filtration fraction (FF), plasma renin activity (PRA),...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Kohno K,Matsuoka H,Takenaka K,Miyake Y,Nomura G,Imaizumi T

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) provide paracrine support to the vascular endothelium and may also replace damaged or senescent endothelial cells. Low numbers of endothelial progenitor colony-forming units (CFU-ECs) in culture are a predictive biomarker of vascular disease. We hypothesized that the numbe...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Lin C,Rajakumar A,Plymire DA,Verma V,Markovic N,Hubel CA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family history of hypertension is a primary predictor of high blood pressure (BP). This study attempted to determine whether there is a gradual increase in BP between individuals with two hypertensive parents, one hypertensive parent, and normotensive parents and whether this increase is apparent with both a...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Goldstein IB,Shapiro D,Guthrie D

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Barriers to high blood pressure (HBP) care and control have been reported in the literature for > 30 years. Few reports on barriers, however, have focused on the young black man with HBP, the age/sex/race group with the highest rates of early severe and complicated HBP and the lowest rates of awareness, treatment, and...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Hill MN,Bone LR,Kim MT,Miller DJ,Dennison CR,Levine DM

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review and update focuses on the clinical features of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), the thiazide-like agents chlorthalidone (CTDN) and indapamide (INDAP), potassium-sparing ENaC inhibitors and aldosterone receptor antagonists, and loop diuretics. Diuretics are the second most commonly prescribed class of antihypert...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Roush GC,Sica DA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels and molecular form of atrial natriuretic peptide-like immunoreactivity (ANP-LI) in human atrial tissue were investigated. The levels of right atrial ANP-LI were significantly higher in mitral disease than in other cardiac or noncardiac diseases. The increased ANP-LI was mainly accounted for by an increase i...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Naruse M,Hiroe M,Naruse K,Nagata M,Ohno H,Hashimoto A,Koyanagi H,Sekiguchi M,Demura H,Hirosawa K

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of fish oil on potassium efflux and basal tension in aortas from stroke prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) was evaluated. Four-week-old male Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) and SHRSP were divided into two groups: one received a 5% corn oil diet; the other a 5% menhaden oil diet. After 15 weeks, mean syst...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Smith JM,Paulson DJ,Labak S

更新日期：1992-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:In the United States, roughly one-third of adults have hypertension; another third have prehypertension. The prevalence of hypertension in deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users is unknown. We address this gap through a descriptive study for the prevalence of hypertension in the American Deaf community and ...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Simons AN,Moreland CJ,Kushalnagar P

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00