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abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study presents a reliable index inspired by the total variability concept of real analysis in mathematics, called average real variability (ARV), for the prognostic significance of blood pressure variability (BPV) overcoming the pitfalls of the commonly used standard deviation (SD). BACKGROUND:Recent s...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Mena L,Pintos S,Queipo NV,Aizpúrua JA,Maestre G,Sulbarán T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Visit-to-visit variability of blood pressure (VVV of BP) is an important independent risk factor for premature death and cardiovascular events, but relatively little is known about this phenomenon in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) not yet on dialysis. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective study i...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Chang TI,Tabada GH,Yang J,Tan TC,Go AS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The prognostic importance of the nocturnal blood pressure (BP) fall and early-morning surge were scarcely investigated in patients with resistant hypertension (RHT). We investigated them in a prospective cohort of 1726 RHT individuals. METHODS:The nocturnal fall and morning surge were calculated from the bas...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Cardoso CRL,Salles GF

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increased BP-variability predicts cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in hypertensives. This study aimed to examine short-term BP-variability according to renal function stage. METHODS:We included 16 546 patients [10 270 (62.1%) without/6276 (38.9%) with CKD Stage 1-5] from the Spanish Ambulatory-Blood-Pr...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Sarafidis PA,Ruilope LM,Loutradis C,Gorostidi M,de la Sierra A,de la Cruz JJ,Vinyoles E,Divisón-Garrote JA,Segura J,Banegas JR

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the prediction of mortality by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and screening blood pressure measurements in a general population. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We obtained blood pressure data for 1542 subjects (565 men and 977 women) aged > or = 40 years who were fo...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Ohkubo T,Imai Y,Tsuji I,Nagai K,Watanabe N,Minami N,Itoh O,Bando T,Sakuma M,Fukao A,Satoh H,Hisamichi S,Abe K

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Daily exposure to air-jet stress (AJS) causes sustained elevations of blood pressure in borderline hypertensive rats (BHR). It is known that the renin-angiotensin system is activated during episodes of behavioral stress, and the purpose of this study was to assess the involvement of renin-angiotensin system i...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Coste SC,Qi Y,Brooks VL,McCarron DA,Hatton DC

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite data from animal models and observational studies that are generally supportive for the soy/isoflavones lowering blood pressure (BP) and improving vascular function, the current findings from clinical trials are still inconclusive. OBJECTIVES:To examine whether soy protein with isoflavones or isofla...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Liu ZM,Ho SC,Chen YM,Woo J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Selenium is an antioxidant micronutrient with potential associations with hypertension. Few studies have investigated the association of serum selenium concentrations with blood pressure and hypertension in countries with low dietary selenium intake such as Germany, with inconsistent findings. METHODS:We undertoo...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Berthold HK,Michalke B,Krone W,Guallar E,Gouni-Berthold I

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aldosterone synthase gene (CYP1B2) locus is a candidate region involved in the development of hypertension. OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between the C-344T CYP1B2 polymorphism, plasma aldosterone, renin activity and blood pressure in a multi-ethnic population. DESIGN:Population-based, cross-sect...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Barbato A,Russo P,Siani A,Folkerd EJ,Miller MA,Venezia A,Grimaldi C,Strazzullo P,Cappuccio FP

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last few years, much progress has been made in understanding the genetic basis of primary aldosteronism. This has led to the diagnosis of the familial forms and has aided the understanding of the basis of sporadic forms of the disease. Such information can be exploited to improve the therapeutic approaches us...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Mulatero P,Morello F,Veglio F

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An index of peripheral vascular resistance, derived from directly measured arterial pressure, has been developed and tested in an animal model. Assuming a mono-exponential character for diastole, the time constant for direct arterial pressure decay in the central aorta was obtained with high-fidelity recording techniq...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Walsh JT,Mehta SK,Topham WS,Goldberg AD

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood hypertension is an established predictor of adult hypertension and organ damage, an underestimated problem in developing countries. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of arterial hypertension, as well as the relationship of blood pressure values and weight class and urinary abnormali...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Genovesi S,Antolini L,Gallieni M,Aiello A,Mandal SK,Doneda A,Giussani M,Stella A,Tucci B,Valsecchi MG

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In arteries, agonists such as acetylcholine release an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) that is neither nitric oxide nor prostacyclin. OBJECTIVES:To examine the responses to acetylcholine in segments of forearm veins from patients with chronic renal failure who either had never received dia...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Martinez-León JB,Segarra G,Medina P,Vila JM,Lluch P,Peiró M,Otero E,Lluch S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND METHODS:The vasoactive properties of P1,P4-diadenosine tetraphosphate (Ap4A) were studied by measuring the effects of perfusion pressure of a rat isolated perfused kidney. RESULTS:The vasoconstrictive response to Ap4A was mediated to a large extent to a P2X receptor which could be shown by inhibition wit...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： van der Giet M,Jankowski J,Schlüter H,Zidek W,Tepel M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increased wall-to-lumen ratio of small arteries is a predictor of adverse cardiovascular prognosis. We aimed to analyze retinal arteriolar structure in never-treated patients with essential hypertension and to test whether elevated blood pressure is associated with an increased wall-to-lumen ratio of retinal ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Ritt M,Harazny JM,Ott C,Schlaich MP,Schneider MP,Michelson G,Schmieder RE

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The primary aim of the Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke Study (PROGRESS) is to determine the effects of a long-term angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitor-based blood-pressure-lowering regimen on the risk of stroke among patients with a history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TI...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors：

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-two patients with mildly elevated blood pressure (BP), but without target organ damage, attended a BP measuring clinic where duplicate BP measurements were made on 12 visits. During visits 1-3, BP showed a systematic decrease which varied from patient to patient. During visits 4-12, no further systematic change...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Watson RD,Lumb R,Young MA,Stallard TJ,Davies P,Littler WA

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between long-term exposure to high-level urban traffic noise and blood pressure in preschool children. DESIGN:Normotensive children (n = 1542), aged 3-7 years and attending kindergartens, had their blood pressures and heart rate measured. Mean values of these circulatory variab...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Regecová V,Kellerová E

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hemodialysis patients have a cardiovascular mortality rate of 20-40 times that of the general population. Aldosterone inhibition by spironolactone has exerted beneficial, prognostically significant cardiovascular effects in patients with heart failure maintained on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. Our ai...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Flevari P,Kalogeropoulou S,Drakou A,Leftheriotis D,Panou F,Lekakis J,Kremastinos D,Vlahakos DV

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease, is influenced by the renin-angiotensin system and especially by angiotensin II subtype 1 (AT1) receptor activation. Although pro-inflammatory properties of angiotensin II as well as anti-inflammatory effects of AT1 receptor antagonists are w...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Link A,Lenz M,Legner D,Böhm M,Nickenig G

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The relation of noninvasive vascular function to sex, sex hormones, and reproductive history in the general population is little understood. METHODS:We simultaneously assessed flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and peripheral arterial tonometry in 454 women (mean age 40.4±16.1 years, age range 19-78 years) and 100...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Schnabel RB,Biener MP,Wilde S,Sinning CR,Ojeda FM,Zeller T,Lubos E,Lackner KJ,Warnholtz A,Gori T,Espinola-Klein C,Blankenberg S,Munzel T,Wild PS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endogenous ouabain, an endogenous digitalis-like steroid, is synthesized in the adrenal glands and possibly in the hypothalamus. In vitro and in vivo, endogenous ouabain triggers growth and proliferation of cardiomyocytes. OBJECTIVE:We therefore investigated the association between left ventricular structur...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Kuznetsova T,Manunta P,Casamassima N,Messaggio E,Jin Y,Thijs L,Richart T,Fagard RH,Bianchi G,Staessen JA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Hyperactivity of the brain renin-angiotensin (Ang) system has been implicated in the development and maintenance of hypertension. AngIII, one of the main effector peptides of the brain renin-Ang system, exerts a tonic stimulatory control over blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive rats. Aminopepti...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Marc Y,Hmazzou R,Balavoine F,Flahault A,Llorens-Cortes C

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to investigate interarm differences of blood pressure (BP) and its determinants, and to clarify whether both arms are equally good in assessing BP and target organ damage in the general population. METHODS:We studied a representative sample of Finnish adult population with 484 ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Johansson JK,Puukka PJ,Jula AM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We compared diurnal patterns of blood pressure in Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats, spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP), and analyzed the relationship between the change in diurnal patterns of blood pressure and target-organ damage in SHRSP. MATERIALS AND MET...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Shimamura T,Nakajima M,Iwasaki T,Hayasaki Y,Yonetani Y,Iwaki K

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the role of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 in the development of diabetes-associated mesenteric vascular hypertrophy and in the antitrophic effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. DESIGN AND METHODS:Streptozotocin-induced diabetic and control Spragu...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Rumble JR,Gilbert RE,Cox A,Wu L,Cooper ME

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether the combination of exercise training with the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor lisinopril will have an additional beneficial effect on left ventricular function in spontaneously hypertensive rats. DESIGN:Twelve-week-old male rats were assigned to treadmill running (Ht-Ex; 20 m/...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Ziada AM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated high concentrations of inactive renin in mouse amniotic fluid compared with mouse plasma and other organs. Its molecular weight was similar to that of prorenin from the mouse submaxillary gland (42 000 daltons). The activated renin had a Km value of 1.48 greater than M which is identical to that o...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Jacobsen J,Poulsen K

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN:The early phase of weight loss induced by fasting is associated with diuresis, natriuresis and reduction in blood pressure through unclear mechanisms. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a cardiac hormone with potent natriuretic, diuretic and hypotensive effects mediated by 'biologically active' re...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Sarzani R,Paci VM,Zingaretti CM,Pierleoni C,Cinti S,Cola G,Rappelli A,Dessì-Fulgheri P

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00