Associations between gene polymorphisms of the apelin-APJ system and the risk of hypertension.

abstract：PURPOSE:Compare multiple in office BP measurements in adolescents using an oscillometric device with out-of-office blood pressure measurements (home blood pressure monitoring - HBPM). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Office measurements were performed with validated semi-automatic devices twice (3 minutes interval) in two differ...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Jardim TV,Gaziano TA,Nascente FM,Carneiro CS,Morais P,Roriz V,Mendonça KL,Póvoa TIR,Barroso WKS,Sousa ALL,Jardim PCV

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin is associated to the lack of blood pressure control as well as target organ damage in resistant hypertensive (RH) subjects. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs7799039 and rs1137101 in leptin (LEP) and leptin receptor (LEPR) genes, respectively, are associated with cardiovascular disease and metabolic synd...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： de Faria AP,Ritter AM,Sabbatini AR,Modolo R,Moreno H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This 1-year, dose-titration, General Practitioner (GP) study compared efficacy, tolerability and safety of oral temocapril (10-40 mg once daily) with atenolol (25-100 mg once daily) in mild to moderate adult hypertensives (diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 95-114 mmHg). A 12-week dose-titration period, randomized 3:1 tem...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Sierakowski B,Püchler K,Witte PU,Renneisen K,Delius W

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most common ophthalmologic manifestation of hypertension is hypertensive retinopathy. Our study was designed to evaluate the factors that determine retinal vessel caliber in hypertensive subjects. METHODS:During a 6-month period, retinal photographs were taken of participants during a routine yearly che...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Gepstein R,Rosman Y,Rechtman E,Koren-Morag N,Segev S,Assia E,Grossman E

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical stimulation of rostromedial portion of cerebellar fastigial nucleus elicits integrated cardiovascular effects, which are neurally and humorally mediated. In this study, we sought to demonstrate the anatomical substrates of the fastigial pressor response (FPR) in the rat. The response was electrophysiologica...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Giuditta M,Ruggiero DA,Del Bo A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of hypertension treatment remains low in many developed countries. The aim of our study was to evaluate the treatment effectiveness in hypertensives treated by general practitioners (GPs) in Poland. Twenty thousand three hundred and five hypertensive patients (mean age 60.1 +/- 12.0 years, 9918 women...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Grzybowski A,Bellwon J,Gruchała M,Stolarczyk L,Popaszkiewicz J,Sobiczewski W,Rynkiewicz A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-measurement of blood pressure (BP) at home is more common than 10 years ago and encouraged by current guidelines to increase patient adherence to treatment and reach the goal of target BP. The aims of this study are to evaluate the accuracy of home sphygmomanometers and to investigate behavior/knowledge of the sp...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Dilek M,Adibelli Z,Aydogdu T,Koksal AR,Cakar B,Akpolat T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) are regarded to be subclinical ischemic changes of the cerebral parenchyma. Many previous studies have shown that baseline blood pressure (BP) is one of the most important factors for WMLs, but the relation between exercise BP and WMLs has not been fully evaluated. So, we...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Yang WI,Kim IJ,Kim MS,Kim SH,Moon JY,Sung JH,Lim SW,Cha DH,Cho SY

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the study was to determine whether a high dose of atorvastatin lowers blood pressure (BP) in normolipemic patients with well controlled primary arterial hypertension and if this effect is associated with alteration of biomarkers of endothelial function and oxidative stress. In this open-label study, nor...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Kuklinska AM,Mroczko B,Musial WJ,Sawicki R,Kozieradzka A,Usowicz-Szarynska M,Kaminski K,Knapp M,Szmitkowski M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lack of nocturnal BP fall less than 10% of the daytime, called non-dipper hypertension, is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim of our study was to investigate atrial conduction time in patients with non-dipper hypertension using electromechanical coupling interval an...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Ermis N,Acikgoz N,Cuglan B,Cansel M,Yagmur J,Tasolar H,Barutcu I,Pekdemir H,Ozdemir R

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Essential hypertension and insulin resistance frequently coexist; cyclosporine A (CsA) is known to induce hypertension which has been used as a model for essential hypertension. The present study aimed to evaluate whether elevated blood pressure and insulin resistance coexist during CsA therapy to prove the ...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Kutkuhn B,Hollenbeck M,Heering P,Koch M,Voiculescu A,Reinhard T,Grabensee B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) are among the recommended first-line treatment options in patients with hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD). This meta-analysis evaluated the effect of ARB on blood pressure (BP) and renal function in patients with concomitant hypertension and CKD with or withou...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Burnier M,Lin S,Ruilope L,Bader G,Durg S,Brunel P

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Our aim was to study different levels of high blood pressure and normal blood pressure (reference) to calculate the hazard ratios (HRs) for cardiovascular and total mortality in men and women with adjustments for many covariates. METHODS:A health-screening program was offered to a population-based sample in Stockh...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Carlsson AC,Theobald H,Hellénius ML,Wändell PE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NORDIL--the Nordic Diltiazem Study (NORDIL)--is a prospective, randomized, open blinded-endpoint (PROBE), multicenter, parallel-group morbidity/mortality outcome study in hypertensive patients designed to compare an intervention strategy based on the calcium antagonist diltiazem with a strategy based on conventional a...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Hedner T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of spirapril and isradipine on blood pressure, urinary albumin excretion and sodium-volume homeostasis in hypertensive insulin-dependent diabetic patients with nephropathy were assessed. Fifteen Type 1 diabetic patients aged 28-53 years with a diabetes duration of 19-37 years were studied. All had hyperten...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Nørgaard K,Jensen T,Christensen P,Feldt-Rasmussen B

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) on plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level in hypertensive and normotensive subjects with and without systolic left ventricular dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS:Forty patients affec...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Brzezinska U,El Mokhtari NE,Simon R,Tykarski A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), plasma and 24-h urine catecholamines, plasma renin activity (PRA), and serum aldosterone were studied in offspring of hypertensive and normotensive families [n = 82; age 37 +/- 7 years (mean +/- SD)]. Despite higher age, higher blood pressure, and higher urine excretion of cate...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Mo R,Myking OL,Lund-Johansen P,Omvik P

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and different left ventricular (LV) geometric patterns in the middle-aged women population of Tallinn, to assess the relationship between LV geometry, age, blood pressure and LV repolarization duration and inhomogeneity....

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Shipilova T,Pshenichnikov I,Kaik J,Volozh O,Abina J,Kalev M,Lass J,Karai D

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence show that metabolic syndrome represents an important therapeutic challenge for the forthcoming years. This is because of the epidemic burden of this multifaceted disease, the adverse impact on cardiovascular risk, as well as the problems posed in its management. This paper will provide an up-...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Grassi G,Seravalle G,Quarti-Trevano F,Dell'Oro R,Bombelli M,Mancia G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has previously been documented that patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) have an abnormal blood pressure (pressor) response to acute hypoxia when awake. The relationship between hypoxic chemosensitivity and 24 h blood pressure in OSA is not known. Twenty-four hour ambulatory BP (ABP) was measured at 15 min ...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Wilcox I,Collins FL,Grunstein RR,Hedner J,Kelly DT,Sullivan CE

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medullipin I (Med I) is a vasodepressor prohormone which is continuously elaborated into the renal venous effluent (RVE) of isolated rat kidneys perfused under high pressure. We have improved the yield of Med I by substituting saline for the albumin perfusate previously reported; and considerably improved refinement b...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Brooks B,Byers LW,Muirhead EE,Muirhead M,Pitcock JA,Maddipati KR,Maxey KM

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HEART project was conducted in general practice to determine whether lifestyle strategies, aimed at increasing physical activity and dietary modification, can be substituted for drug therapy in patients who have been well controlled on antihypertensive medication. In addition to blood pressure (BP) and risk factor...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Reid CM,Maher T,Jennings GL,Heart Project Steering Committee.

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a review of experimental and clinical research on the contribution of hypertension to cochlear hearing loss. Hypertension is one of the crucial risk factors underlying pathophysiological processes taking place in the cochlea. Several mechanisms explaining these processes have been described, mainly...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Przewoźny T,Gójska-Grymajło A,Kwarciany M,Gąsecki D,Narkiewicz K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we aimed to elucidate the role of central noradrenergic, dopaminergic, adrenergic and serotonergic neuronal systems in the development of essential hypertension. Fifteen untreated essential hypertensive subjects (aged 44 +/- 3 years) and 32 healthy volunteers (aged 38 +/- 3 years) participated in this st...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Lambert GW,Ferrier C,Kaye DM,Kalff V,Kelly MJ,Cox HS,Turner AG,Jennings GL,Esler MD

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to determine if there is an association of different gene polymorphisms of renin-angiotensin system and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with essential hypertension (EH) in St Petersburg population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We examined 156 patients (the mean age 49+...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Shlyakhto EV,Shwartz EI,Nefedova YB,Zukova AV,Vinnic TA,Conrady AO

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are controversial results regarding the endothelial function in patients with white coat hypertension (WCH). The aim of this study was to assess endothelial function measuring nitric oxide (NO) and C-reactive protein (CRP) level in WCH and to compare those with essential hypertension (EH) and healthy s...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Guven A,Tolun F,Caliskan M,Ciftci O,Muderrisoglu H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors is frequently associated with persistent dry cough. This side effect is thought to be due to the non-specific action of ACE inhibitors, which, in addition to suppressing the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), leads to the accumulation of kinins, encephalins an...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Tanser P,Campbell LM,Carranza J,Karrasch J,Toutouzas P,Watts R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (BP) provides guideline for the new category of BP levels as normal, prehypertension (PHT), and hypertension. Although PHT is associated with a markedly increased risk of developing h...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Erdogan D,Caliskan M,Yildirim I,Gullu H,Baycan S,Ciftci O,Yildirir A,Muderrisoglu H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the factors influencing general practitioners' prescribing for patients with moderate hypertension, and to investigate their ability to assess patients' absolute risk of cardiovascular disease. DESIGN:Decision-making was assessed by a postal questionnaire involving five standardised example pati...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Hamilton-Craig CR,Tonkin AL,Jobling RG

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prehypertension is associated with increased cardiovascular events. While the "tracking phenomenon" is an important longitudinal characteristic of blood pressure (BP), changes in muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) over time remain unclear. This study tested the hypothesis that MSNA tracking contributes to BP tre...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Hering D,Kara T,Kucharska W,Somers VK,Narkiewicz K

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00