Attenuated radial augmentation index is associated with successful long-term antihypertensive treatment.

abstract：:C-reactive protein (CRP), the prototypical acute-phase reactant, is one of the most widely known biomarkers of cardiovascular disease. Circulating levels of CRP are clinically used to predict the occurrence of cardiovascular events and to aide in the selection of therapies based on more accurate risk assessment in ind...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Hage FG

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the period of time that blood pressure (BP) should be measured at home in older patients in order to obtain steady BP values. Thirty-six men and 38 women (> or =60 years) were recruited at one family practice. At one office visit the family physician measured supine, sitting and standing BPs th...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Celis H,De Cort P,Fagard R,Thijs L,Staessen JA

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemodynamic effects of 45 min of treadmill exercise (at 70% of resting heart rate reserve) were determined in 5 young adults with hypertension and rapid resting heart rates (greater than 90 beats/min in clinic) and were compared with those of 5 age-matched normotensive subjects. Blood pressure was lower after exe...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Floras JS,Wesche J

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high cardiovascular risk of HIV infected (HIV+) patients is still partly unexplained. We aimed to evaluate if HIV infection and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are linked per se to left ventricular (LV) remodelling, independently of blood pressure (BP) values. We enrolled 4 groups of patients matched ...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Grandi AM,Nicolini E,Giola M,Gianni M,Maresca AM,Marchesi C,Guasti L,Balsamo ML,Venco A,Grossi PA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood pressure (BP) is conventionally measured by cuff at the brachial artery as an indication of pressure experienced by the organs. However, individual variation in pulse pressure amplification means that brachial cuff BP may be a poor representation of true central BP. Estimation of central BP is now possible using...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Sharman JE,Laurent S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of therapy by rilmenidine on endothelial and platelet function in 23 patients with the early stages of untreated essential hypertension. The measurements were carried out before therapy, after 1 week of placebo administration, after 1 week, after 1 month and after 3 m...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Remková A,Kratochvíl'ová H

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The commonly used methods of estimating the 24-h urinary sodium (UNa) and urinary potassium (UK) from spot urine (SU) are the Kawasaki method (K-method), INTERSALT method (I-method), and Tanaka method (T-method), but the method that is suitable for use in the general Chinese population is still uncertain. We aimed to ...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Xu J,Du X,Bai Y,Fang L,Liu M,Ji N,Zhong J,Yu M,Wu J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-hypertensive efficacy and safety of extended-release (ER) felodipine (5, 10 or 20 mg) and amlodipine (5 or 10 mg) once daily were compared in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension in a double-blind, double-dummy, randomised, comparative study. One hundred and eighteen patients were randomised ...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Høegholm A,Wiinberg N,Rasmussen E,Nielsen PE

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases caused 2.3 million deaths in India in the year 1990; this is projected to double by the year 2020. Hypertension is directly responsible for 57% of all stroke deaths and 24% of all coronary heart disease deaths in India. Indian urban population studies in the mid-1950s used older WHO guidelines ...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Gupta R

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise has been proved to promote the number and activity of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in humans, which contributes to improvement in endothelial function and maintenance of cardiovascular homoeostasis. However, the mechanism underlying the effect of exercise on circulating EPCs in healthy subj...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Yang Z,Wang JM,Chen L,Luo CF,Tang AL,Tao J

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 78 Chinese patients with clinically uncomplicated non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM) who had plasma creatinine concentrations of < 150 mumol/l were studied. Antihypertensive treatment was discontinued for at least six weeks prior to measurements of routine biochemistry, proteinuria, plasma atrial natriu...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Chan JC,Cheung CK,Cockram CS,Critchley JA,Swaminathan R,Law LK,Nicholls MG

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have investigated the presence of dyslipidaemia in hypertensive individuals. In addition, few data exist on the concurrent treatment of both conditions for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This retrospective cohort study examined treatment patterns for hypertension and dyslipidaemia among hy...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： MacDonald TM,Morant SV,Mozaffari E

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) as a group of medical complications in pregnancy are believed to be associated with an increased risk of poor fetal growth, but the influence on offspring's body composition is not clear. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between maternal HDP and ove...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Zhang S,Wang L,Leng J,Liu H,Li W,Zhang T,Li N,Li W,Tian H,Baccarelli AA,Hou L,Hu G

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but its aetiology has not been fully elucidated. Recently, attention has been focused on the direct relations of plasma homocysteine (Hcy) to blood pressure (BP). The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of Hcy with BP and other ca...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Fakhrzadeh H,Ghotbi S,Pourebrahim R,Heshmat R,Nouri M,Shafaee A,Larijani B

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aims to examine the performance of the TONOPORT VI ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitor in the inflation and deflation measurement methods, according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol revision 2010 (ESH-IP 2010). Systolic and diastolic blood pressures (SBP and DBP, resp...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Abou-Dakn M,Döhmen C,Wenzel S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic pulse wave velocity has emerged as an important predictor of cardiovascular events, but data on ethnic differences in pulse wave velocity remain scarce. We explored differences in pulse wave velocity between people of Asian and African ancestry. Data were used from the cross-sectional Healthy Life in Suriname (...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Diemer FS,Baldew SM,Haan YC,Karamat FA,Oehlers GP,van Montfrans GA,van den Born BH,Peters RJG,Nahar-Van Venrooij LMW,Brewster LM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of hypertension is based on an assessment of the balance between the effects of therapy on survival on the one hand and effects of the patient's symptoms and well-being on the other. The concept of quality of life is used to summarise the latter effects. Preservation of quality of life involves both the ...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Jern S,Zanchetti A

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prediction of risk profile trends associated with non-communicable diseases in developing countries is among the greatest global health challenges. The aim of this study is to estimate prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Dakar (Senegal). This study was carried out between January and Ju...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Duboz P,Boëtsch G,Gueye L,Macia E

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) levels and ACE gene polymorphisms have been related with hypertension but with contradictory results between populations. We have investigated the association among the allelic distribution of the insertion-deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the ACE gene, identified by polymerase chain ...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Martínez E,Puras A,Escribano J,Sanchis C,Carrión L,Artigao M,Divisón JA,Massó J,Vidal A,Fernández JA

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Professional historians generally treat the phrase 'what if' with pardonable scorn. It is a speculation which necessarily will never be tested in the real world. Nevertheless, there is a reasonable likelihood that, if typhoid fever had not carried off Frederick Akbar Mahomed at the age of 35, clinical research in Brit...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Swales JD

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the natriuretic action of endogenous atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in patients with essential hypertension (EHT), we examined the relationship between ANP release and urinary sodium excretion in response to hypertonic saline infusion. Plasma ANP levels increased from 13.3 +/- 2.0 pg/ml to 37.0 +/- 3.0 pg...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Akaike M,Nishiuchi T,Matsumoto N,Kawai H,Saito S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:QT-interval parameters are potential indicators of increased cardiovascular risk. We evaluated prospectively their prognostic value, in relation to other risk markers, for cardiovascular fatal and nonfatal events in a cohort of 271 hypertensive type 2 diabetic outpatients. QT intervals were measured from 12-lead stand...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Salles GF,Deccache W,Cardoso CR

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that variability in home blood pressure has an important role in the progression of organ damage. The objective of this study was to investigate the factors that affect variability in home blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes. We assessed the relationship between home blood pressur...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Ushigome E,Fukui M,Hamaguchi M,Tanaka T,Atsuta H,Mogami SI,Oda Y,Yamazaki M,Hasegawa G,Nakamura N

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a powerful cardiovascular risk factor and has previously been related to endothelium-dependent vasodilation (EDV) in hypertensive patients. In the Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors study, different techniques to evaluate EDV in different types of vess...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Lind L

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies demonstrated that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection was associated with cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. However, the association between H. pylori infection and hypertension remained unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between H. pylori infecti...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Wan Z,Hu L,Hu M,Lei X,Huang Y,Lv Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common endocrine cause of resistant hypertension. Individuals with PA are at increased cardiovascular risk, and an appropriate management and treatment would ideally reduce such risk. Screening and diagnosis of PA requires a specific diagnostic test which is considered time- and ...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Pucci G,Monticone S,Agabiti Rosei C,Balbi G,Bertacchini F,Ragazzo F,Saladini F,Pengo MF,Young Investigator Group of the Italian Hypertension Society (Società Italiana dell’Ipertensione Arteriosa).

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists have different effects on myocardial function. A clinical study was performed in 30 patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease and systemic hypertension to compare the effects of single intravenous doses of 0.15 mg/kg celiprolol (n = 16) (third generation beta-blocki...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Modersohn D,Franz N,Heublein B,Panzner B,Walde T,Bruch L

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet shape change (PSC) is an early phase of platelet activation that precedes platelet aggregation. This phase of platelet activation is essentially aspirin resistant. PSC was monitored, by measuring the median platelet volume (MPV) using a high resolution channelyser. Angiotensin (Ang) II, added in vitro, caused...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Jagroop IA,Mikhailidis DP

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an in vivo study, spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were treated with an angiotensin II (Ang II) type 1 receptor antagonist of candesartan or hydralazine. Untreated SHR progressively developed severe hypertension, and treatment with candesartan or hydralazine decreased blood pressure. Candesartan reduced left v...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Yamazaki T,Yazaki Y

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of doxazosin added to baseline therapy with a beta-adrenoceptor blocker plus a diuretic in the treatment of patients 'resistant' to the baseline therapy, showed that it was effective and generally well tolerated. The study was, however, open-label and lacked comparison with other third-line drugs. ...

journal_title：Journal of human hypertension

authors： Maclean D,McDevitt DG

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00