What to do when faced with an unmeasurable ambulatory blood pressure?

abstract：:Hypertension in children and adolescents has gained ground in cardiovascular medicine, thanks to the progress made in several areas of pathophysiological and clinical research. These guidelines represent a consensus among specialists involved in the detection and control of high blood pressure in children and adolesce...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Lurbe E,Cifkova R,Cruickshank JK,Dillon MJ,Ferreira I,Invitti C,Kuznetsova T,Laurent S,Mancia G,Morales-Olivas F,Rascher W,Redon J,Schaefer F,Seeman T,Stergiou G,Wühl E,Zanchetti A,European Society of Hypertension.

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial stiffness is an independent predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality in hypertensive patients. The influence of different antihypertensive drug classes on improving arterial stiffness beyond blood pressure reduction is not widely available. We aimed to determine whether the artery stiffness ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Ong KT,Delerme S,Pannier B,Safar ME,Benetos A,Laurent S,Boutouyrie P,investigators.

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between arterial function (stiffness and wave reflection) and glomerular hemodynamics. METHODS:In 49 healthy normotensive individuals, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) were measured by urinary clearances of 99mTC-DTPA and 131I-hippuran, res...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Fesler P,du Cailar G,Ribstein J,Mimran A

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the natriuretic and diuretic response to frusemide in 33 male essential hypertensive patients as a function of basal renal sodium handling and erythrocyte transport system. METHODS:The natriuretic and diuretic response to an oral dose of frusemide (25 mg) was assessed with a simplified method. Uri...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Righetti M,Cusi D,Stella P,Rivera R,Bernardi L,del Vecchio L,Bianchi G

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated tail arteries from stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP), but not from normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY), exhibit oscillatory contractions in response to norepinephrine. Previous studies indicate that the mechanism for these oscillations involves altered membrane calcium and/or potassium han...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Bruner CA,Webb RC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Several studies have suggested that orthostatic hypotension may be an independent predictor of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular risk and all-cause mortality, particularly in a geriatric population. In 1996, a consensus defined orthostatic hypotension as a SBP fall at least 20 mmHg and/or a DBP fall at least ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Angelousi A,Girerd N,Benetos A,Frimat L,Gautier S,Weryha G,Boivin JM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Monocyte/macrophages participate in inflammatory responses that may play an important role in mineralocorticoid-induced vascular damage. We hypothesized that monocyte/macrophages modulate aldosterone effects on oxidative stress, endothelial function, and ultimately vascular stiffness. METHODS:Adult heterozygous o...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Leibovitz E,Ebrahimian T,Paradis P,Schiffrin EL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:It is estimated that there are more than 16 million adults with drug-resistant hypertension in China. Nevertheless, the prevalence of and risk factors for primary aldosteronism, a highly curable condition among adults with drug-resistant hypertension, has not been fully investigated. METHODS:Between January...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Sang X,Jiang Y,Wang W,Yan L,Zhao J,Peng Y,Gu W,Chen G,Liu W,Ning G

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate autonomic nervous function by power-spectral analysis of heart-rate variability in salt-sensitive and non-salt-sensitive patients with essential hypertension under the conditions of low and high salt intakes. DESIGN AND METHODS:The blood pressures, heart rates, and electrocardiogram R-R intervals...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Minami J,Kawano Y,Ishimitsu T,Takishita S

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Blood pressure (BP) load, defined as the percentage of abnormally elevated BP readings, is usually provided on the report of ambulatory BP monitoring. However, the usefulness of BP load is still uncertain. In the present study, we examined whether BP load would be associated, independently of BP level, with t...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Liu M,Li Y,Wei FF,Zhang L,Han JL,Wang JG

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Different radiologists may show considerable variation in their interpretation of renal angiograms. We therefore wished to establish the reliability of their interpretation. DESIGN:Assessment of the intra- and inter-observer agreement of the interpretation of renal angiograms. SETTING:Tertiary referral univ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Schreij G,de Haan MW,Oei TK,Koster D,de Leeuw PW

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence and risk markers of arterial hypertension in the context of a rapidly growing urbanization in Africa. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study was performed on a representative sample of inhabitants of Pikine, an urban suburb of Dakar, Senegal. METHODS:Blood pressure was measured by properly ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Astagneau P,Lang T,Delarocque E,Jeannee E,Salem G

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, there has been an explosion of knowledge on vasopressin, including its neuro-anatomy, biochemistry and physiology. Recent work demonstrates extensive extra-hypothalamic vasopressinergic projections from the SON and PVN. Of particular importance are projections to the cardiovascular medullary centres. Convers...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Johnston CI

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has several negative effects on the heart including increase in myocardial end-systolic stress, venous return and sympathetic activity, all potential stimuli of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy. The impact of the severity of OSA on LV geometry is unknown. We hypothesized that O...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Cioffi G,Russo TE,Stefenelli C,Selmi A,Furlanello F,Cramariuc D,Gerdts E,de Simone G

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of cyclosporine A (CsA; Sandimmun Neoral) on systemic and renal hemodynamics, tubular function, and sodium excretion in healthy volunteers. Furthermore, we studied whether CsA enhances the systemic and renal hemodynamic sensitivity to norepinephrine. METHODS:Eighteen healthy volunte...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Hansen JM,Fogh-Andersen N,Christensen NJ,Strandgaard S

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Optimal medication use obscures the impact of physical activity on traditional cardiometabolic risk factors. We evaluated the relationship between step counts and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), a summative risk indicator, in patients with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension. RESEARCH DESIGN AND...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Dasgupta K,Rosenberg E,Joseph L,Trudeau L,Garfield N,Chan D,Sherman M,Rabasa-Lhoret R,Daskalopoulou SS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Disruption of vitamin D signaling in rodents causes activation of the rennin-angiotensin system (RAS) and development of hypertension. Observational studies in humans found lower circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] is associated with increased RAS activity and blood pressure (BP). We performed the first...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： McMullan CJ,Borgi L,Curhan GC,Fisher N,Forman JP

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate evaluation of automated sphygmomanometers, in terms of safety, accuracy, mechanical reliability, patient acceptability and ability to record ambulatory blood pressure is essential before these devices are used in clinical practice and in clinical trials. We have evaluated the accuracy and performance of the A...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Jamieson MJ,Fowler G,MacDonald TM,Webster J,Witte K,Lawson L,Crichton W,Jeffers TA,Petrie JC

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidant stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis in cardiovascular diseases. Our aim was to test oxidative stress, as 8-iso-prostaglandin F2alpha (8-iso-PGF2alpha), and its relationship with inflammation markers C-reactive protein (CRP) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha), and endo...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Cottone S,Mulè G,Nardi E,Vadalà A,Lorito MC,Guarneri M,Arsena R,Palermo A,Cerasola G

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coffee is widely consumed in the Western diet and therefore has important implications for public health. Research findings pertaining to the effects of coffee consumption on cardiovascular health are conflicting, and the role of caffeine is not clear. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between coffee in...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Hamer M,Williams ED,Vuononvirta R,Gibson EL,Steptoe A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hypertension and fractures related to osteoporosis are major public health problems that often coexist. This study examined the associations between exposure to different antihypertensive drug classes and the risk of hip fracture in hypertensive patients. METHOD:We included 59 246 individuals, 50 years and o...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Bokrantz T,Schiöler L,Boström KB,Kahan T,Mellström D,Ljungman C,Hjerpe P,Hasselström J,Manhem K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of thiazide diuretics in the treatment of hypertension is widely considered as a first-line treatment, given the efficacy and low cost of this class of drugs. This indication is not unanimous, because thiazides can cause metabolic alterations, and other side effects that reduce compliance and persist...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Trimarco V,de Simone G,Izzo R,De Luca N,Giudice R,Marino M,Damiano S,Rozza F,Trimarco B,Di Renzo G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Angiotensin (Ang) II increases reactive oxygen species (ROS), decreases nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability and promotes cardiovascular remodeling. ROS have been identified as critical second messengers of the trophic responses by Ang II. In rats with Ang II-induced hypertension, we investigated the role of ROS...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Zhou MS,Jaimes EA,Raij L

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A causal relationship has been established between hyperglycemia and cardiovascular diseases, but no threshold has been retained to determine a 'glycemia-associated' cardiovascular risk. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is an independent predictor for cardiovascular events. High blood pressure is a majo...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Tropeano AI,Boutouyrie P,Katsahian S,Laloux B,Laurent S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep-disordered breathing, predominantly obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is highly prevalent in patients with hypertension. OSA may underlie the progression to resistant hypertension, partly due to increased activation of the sympathetic nervous system. This analysis of patients with and without OSA evaluate...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Linz D,Mancia G,Mahfoud F,Narkiewicz K,Ruilope L,Schlaich M,Kindermann I,Schmieder RE,Ewen S,Williams B,Böhm M,Global SYMPLICITY Registry Investigators.

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Molecular variants of the angiotensinogen (AGT) and the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (ATR) genes have been associated with the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI), but data so far available are conflicting. The primary object of the paper is to verify this possible associati...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Olivieri O,Stranieri C,Girelli D,Pizzolo F,Grazioli S,Russo C,Pignatti PF,Corrocher R

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adults with obesity or obesity-related type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease possibly due to increased arterial stiffness. We sought to determine if arterial stiffness is increased in youth with obesity or T2DM as compared with lean controls. METHODS:Youth age 10-24 years (N = ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Urbina EM,Kimball TR,Khoury PR,Daniels SR,Dolan LM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main objective was to examine the role of hemodynamics in rat aortic and left ventricular hypertrophy produced by sinoaortic denervation (SAD). DESIGN AND METHODS:Rats were examined at different times after SAD or sham operation (Sham). Hemodynamics were recorded continuously in conscious unrestrained ra...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Miao CY,Su DF

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The difference between clinic and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) is a poor estimate of the true white-coat effect (WCE) measured with beat-to-beat recording. METHOD:We investigated whether the difference between clinic and home BP (home WCE) was a better estimate of true WCE than ambulatory WCE. In 73 young...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Saladini F,Benetti E,Malipiero G,Casiglia E,Palatini P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence of episodes of ST-segment depression in a population of consecutive patients with mild-to-moderate essential hypertension who are free of clinical signs of coronary artery disease. METHODS:The study involved 28 Italian centers that enrolled 414 hypertensive patients (aged 50-70 year...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Stramba-Badiale M,Bonazzi O,Casadei G,Dal Palù C,Magnani B,Zanchetti A

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00