Hypertension awareness, treatment and control among ethnic minority populations in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haemostatic factors may play a part in the development of acute coronary heart disease. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate as predictors of major coronary events (fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarctions and sudden death) levels of fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor, prothrombin fragment 1+2, thrombin-antithrombin comp...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Agewall S,Wikstrand J,Fagerberg B

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the contribution of the haem oxygenase-carbon monoxide (CO) system to renal vascular tone in normotensive Wistar rats and in the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR-SPs). METHODS:An isolated perfused rat kidney preparation was used in which perfusion pressure/phenylephrine dose-vaso...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Mustafa MR,Johns EJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that a considerable proportion of plasma angiotensin is generated not in blood but in peripheral tissues. Through the measurement of angiotensin peptides and renin in the plasma of 11 anephric subjects, we have investigated whether kidney-derived renin, or some other tissue mechanism for angio...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Campbell DJ,Kladis A,Skinner SL,Whitworth JA

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebrovascular myogenic function, which protects the brain from hemorrhagic stroke, is impaired in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats. Furthermore, myogenic function contributes to very low frequency blood pressure variability and dynamic autoregulation of cerebral blood flow is most effective at ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Stauss HM,Petitto CE,Rotella DL,Wong BJ,Sheriff DD

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Blood pressure (BP) measurement in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients is problematic and automated monitors are regarded as inaccurate. The optimal procedure for validating BP monitors in AF is questionable. This study evaluated the accuracy of a novel professional oscillometric upper-arm cuff device (Microli...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Stergiou GS,Kyriakoulis KG,Bountzona I,Menti A,Destounis A,Kalogeropoulos P,Kollias A

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Endothelin is thought to be related to cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine whether endothelin levels could be reduced by a calcium antagonist and a 'natural factor'. DESIGN:Since calcium ionophores can induce endothelin-1 messenger RNA synthesis in cultured endothelial cells, t...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Liu JJ,Casley D,Wojta J,Gallicchio M,Dauer R,Buxton BF,Johnston CI

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, arterial hypertension and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are associated with deranged cardiac parasympathetic regulation and increased cardiovascular risk. These conditions often co-exist but little is known about the relative contribution of LV mass, arterial blood pressur...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Mircoli L,Rivera R,Bonforte G,Fedele L,Genovesi S,Surian M,Ferrari AU

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：:Ischemic renal disease (IRD) is defined as a clinically important reduction in glomerular filtration rate or loss of renal parenchyma caused by hemodynamically significant renal artery stenosis. IRD is a common and often overlooked clinical entity that presents itself in the setting of extrarenal arteriosclerotic vasc...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Preston RA,Epstein M

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of essential hypertension continues to be carried out by drugs, combined with the adaptation of life style. The development of various types of antihypertensive drugs has not only greatly improved the management of hypertension, but also offered significant methodological sophistication of the pharmacolo...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： van Zwieten PA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The major advantage of dual inhibitors of neutral endopeptidase (NEP) and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is their ability to lower blood pressure irrespective of renin or volume status. The aim of this study was to determine whether dual NEP/ACE inhibition produces different effects on cardiovascular str...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Farina NK,Johnston CI,Burrell LM

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The genetic background of orthostatic hypotension, an important risk factor for future cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, was investigated. DESIGN AND METHODS:The study subjects comprised 415 community-dwelling individuals, who were free from any cardiovascular complications, aged 50 years or older (mea...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Tabara Y,Kohara K,Miki T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to evaluate the 24-h urinary sodium excretion in children of 10-12 years at a school in the north of Portugal and to examine the influence on salt intake and blood pressure of three different educational interventions for 6 months. METHODS:Blood pressure (BP) and sodium excretion in ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Cotter J,Cotter MJ,Oliveira P,Cunha P,Polónia J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anandamide (AEA), one of the endocannabinoid compounds, has an important regulatory function by serving as an autocrine/paracrine or endocrine factor throughout the body via activation of the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) and/or the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) channels. However, the ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Li J,Wang DH

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To follow the changes in blood pressure and echocardiographically determined left ventricular mass in offspring of mothers who had hypertension during pregnancy. DESIGN:Longitudinal study with a 5-year follow-up. METHODS:Nineteen offspring of mothers who had hypertension during pregnancy, and sustained hype...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Himmelmann A,Svensson A,Hansson L

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Some beta-blockers are less effective in reducing central blood pressure than other antihypertensive drugs, which may explain the higher rate of events in subjects randomized to atenolol in recent trials. We hypothesized that nebivolol, a mixed beta-blocker/nitro-vasodilator, would be more effective than ate...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Dhakam Z,Yasmin,McEniery CM,Burton T,Brown MJ,Wilkinson IB

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Left atrial (LA) enlargement is an index of adverse cardiovascular events. We sought to investigate any possible correlation between haemodynamic load, neurohumoral factors and LA size in the early stages of essential hypertension. METHODS:We studied 94 consecutive middle-aged subjects, with newly diagnosed ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Tsioufis C,Stougiannos P,Taxiarchou E,Skiadas I,Chatzis D,Thomopoulos C,Lalos S,Stefanadis C,Kallikazaros I

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to assess the contribution of thromboxane (Tx) A2 to the pathogenesis of renal dysfunction in rats with angiotensin II (Ang II)-salt hypertension. Hypertension was induced in rats drinking 0.15 mol/l NaCl by infusion of Ang II (125 ng/min, intraperitoneally) for 12 days. Relative to values in w...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Mistry M,Muirhead EE,Yamaguchi Y,Nasjletti A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In some patients with aortic stenosis left-ventricular hypertrophy exceeds what is needed to sustain the hemodynamic load imposed by the aortic stenosis, a condition named inappropriately high left-ventricular mass (iLVM). Although iLVM is associated with increased mortality after aortic valve replacement, pr...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Cioffi G,de Simone G,Cramariuc D,Mureddu GF,Gerdts E

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Functional sex differences are described in several vascular beds. In the case of renal vessels, sex differences could influence processes like regulation of blood pressure and ion balance. Angiotensin II and nitric oxide are important regulators of renal vascular tone. Females have higher nitric oxide syntha...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Viegas VU,Liu ZZ,Nikitina T,Perlewitz A,Zavaritskaya O,Schlichting J,Persson PB,Regitz-Zagrosek V,Patzak A,Sendeski MM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:In the past, different methods have been used to measure the carotid-femoral distance for the assessment of pulse wave velocity (PWV). However, the latest consensus published advises to use 80% of the direct straight carotid-femoral distance (D(0.8)) using either a flexible tape or a sliding c...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Levi-Marpillat N,Desamericq G,Akakpo S,Affes-Ayadi H,Tropeano AI,Millasseau S,Macquin-Mavier I

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary hypertension is a hereditary disorder characterized by a complex etiological interplay of multiple genetic and environmental factors, until now defying attempts at identifying pathogenetically important genes. The marriage of classical genetics and molecular techniques is now offering a powerful set ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Lindpaintner K

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiovascular risk prediction is deemed fundamental and the assessment of organ damage is emerging as a potentially 'downstream' picture of individual risk. Our aim was to assess the feasibility and value of prediction of coronaropathy [coronary artery disease (CAD)] of integrated cardiovascular ultrasound e...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Moreo A,Gaibazzi N,Faggiano P,Mohammed M,Carerj S,Mureddu G,Pigazzani F,Muiesan L,Salvetti M,Cesana F,Faden G,Facchetti R,Giannattasio C,Rigo F

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide formed by neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in the brain, autonomic inhibitory (nitrergic) nerves, and heart plays important roles in the control of blood pressure. Activation of nitrergic nerves innervating the systemic vasculature elicits vasodilatation, decreases peripheral resistance, and lowers b...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Toda N,Ayajiki K,Okamura T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of xipamide on the intracellular concentration and transmembrane fluxes of Na+ and K+ was studied in 12 normal male subjects, using a double-blind cross-over design. After a run-in period on placebo for 1 week, the subjects were treated with either placebo (n = 6) or xipamide 20 mg once a day (n = 6) for 16...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Lijnen P,Hespel P,Fagard R,Staessen J,Goossens W,Lissens W,Amery A

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Choice of antihypertensive drugs is also based on the expected burden of adverse events associated with each class of agents, and we have recently identified treatment discontinuation for adverse events as a measure of treatment tolerability frequently reported in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). OBJECT...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Thomopoulos C,Parati G,Zanchetti A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN:Remodelling in the media and decreases in connexin (Cx) expression and size of endothelial cells occur in the caudal artery of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The objective of this study was to determine whether similar changes are found in the aorta and whether effects in both aorta and cau...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Rummery NM,Grayson TH,Hill CE

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed the prevalence and determinants of high blood pressure (BP), and barriers to diagnosis and treatment, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. METHODS:We surveyed and screened 2174 community-dwelling adults aged at least 40 years in 2014 and conducted a follow-up after 1 year. RESULTS:Median BP was 131/81 m...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Zack RM,Irema K,Kazonda P,Leyna GH,Liu E,Spiegelman D,Fawzi W,Njelekela M,Killewo J,Danaei G

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the antihypertensive efficacy and safety of the novel AT1 receptor antagonist, telmisartan, compared with that of enalapril in elderly patients with mild to moderate hypertension. DESIGN:A 26-week, multicenter, double-blind, parallel-group, dosage titration study. METHODS:A total of 278 patients a...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Karlberg BE,Lins LE,Hermansson K

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate methods to diagnose renal artery stenosis (RAS) among the general hypertensive population. METHODS:We studied the value of clinical and biochemical characteristics at the outpatient clinic to identify subjects with a renal artery narrowing of more than 50% of the luminal surface among 1047 hyp...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Bijlstra PJ,Postma CT,de Boo T,Thien T

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00