Effects of estradiol and progesterone on platelet calcium responses.

abstract：BACKGROUND:New onset resistant hypertension in a previously stable patient with chronic hypertension should lead to consideration of secondary causes. Electrolyte abnormalities are useful clues for identifying some common causes, especially mineralocorticoid excess. CASE PRESENTATION:We report the case of a 69-year-ol...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Klomjit N,Rowan DJ,Kattah AG,Bancos I,Taler SJ

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood pressure is a complex quantitative trait with a strong genetic component. In this study, we leveraged the Veterans Affairs electronic medical record system to explore the relationship between Paraoxonase 1 (PON1)-108 C/T (rs705379) and mean arterial blood pressure (MAP). METHODS:Outpatient blood press...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Bhatnagar V,Liu L,Nievergelt CM,Richard E,Brophy VH,Pandey B,Lipkowitz MS,O'Connor DT

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulse pressure, a measure of central arterial stiffness and a predictor of cardiovascular mortality, has known genetic components. METHODS:To localize the genetic effects of pulse pressure, we conducted a genome-wide linkage analysis of 1,892 American-Indian participants of the Strong Heart Family Study (SH...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Franceschini N,MacCluer JW,Rose KM,Rutherford S,Cole SA,Laston S,Göring HH,Diego VP,Roman MJ,Lee ET,Best LG,Howard BV,Fabsitz RR,North KE

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The X-linked angiotensin II type-2 receptor (AT2R) gene 1675G/A polymorphism is located in the short intron 1 of the AT2R gene within a sequence motif conforming to a splice branch site. AT2R is expressed in the human retina, but no previous study examined the association between retinal microvascular phenot...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Liu YP,Kuznetsova T,Thijs L,Jin Y,Schmitz B,Brand SM,Brand E,Manunta P,Bianchi G,Struijker-Boudier H,Staessen JA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines recommend that patients with newly elevated office blood pressure undergo ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) or home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) to rule-out white coat hypertension before being diagnosed with hypertension. We explored patients' perspectives of the barriers and facili...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Carter EJ,Moise N,Alcántara C,Sullivan AM,Kronish IM

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an important endogenous gaseous transmitter in many physiological functions. Plasma H2S decreased, and angiotensin II (Ang II) type 1 receptor (AT1R) increased in the myocardial tissues in 2-kidney 1-clip (2K1C) rats than in normotensive rats. Accumulating evidences suggest that H2S...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Liu SY,Duan XC,Jin S,Teng X,Xiao L,Xue HM,Wu YM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the benefits of antihypertensive treatment vary according to dipper status, 811 asymptomatic elderly Japanese hypertensives underwent 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. During a mean follow-up period of 41 months, 32 stroke events were observed in patients who remained nonmedicated (n = 38...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Hoshide Y,Kario K,Schwartz JE,Hoshide S,Pickering TG,Shimada K

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anthropometric measurements and indexes that assess excess of adiposity are associated with cardiovascular risk factors, and predict diabetes mellitus. METHODS:This cross-sectional study reported the performance of adiposity indexes to detect or turn diabetes unlikely in patients with hypertension. Patients...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Marcadenti A,Fuchs SC,Moreira LB,Wiehe M,Gus M,Fuchs FD

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Higher fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) concentrations have been found to be associated with incident heart failure (HF). Experimental data suggest FGF23 directly stimulates myocardial hypertrophy. FGF23 may also enhance renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activity. Whether FGF23 is associated with incre...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Akhabue E,Vu TT,Vaidya A,Michos ED,de Boer IH,Kestenbaum B,Allison M,Szklo M,Ouyang P,Yancy CW,Wolf M,Isakova T,Carnethon MR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasoconstrictor and Na/K pump inhibitory properties of a bufodienolide Na/K-ATPase inhibitor, marinobufagenin, were studied in isolated rings of 2 to 3 order branches of human pulmonary arteries respectively. Marinobufagenin displayed concentration-dependent vasoconstrictor activity (0.01 to 10 mmol/L). In sarcolemma ...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Bagrov AY,Dmitrieva RI,Fedorova OV,Kazakov GP,Roukoyatkina NI,Shpen VM

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological and experimental studies have suggested that dietary calcium deficiency may lead to the development of hypertension. This article reviews findings in human trials on calcium intervention with special reference to the responses of blood pressure and biochemical variables. Calcium supplementation consist...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Mikami H,Ogihara T,Tabuchi Y

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate whether postprandial hypotension (PPH) is associated with any diurnal change of blood pressure, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was performed on 121 hospitalized essential hypertensive patients who received standardized meals. Postprandial change in blood pressure was defined as the difference betwee...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Kohara K,Uemura K,Takata Y,Okura T,Kitami Y,Hiwada K

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is the most prevalent chronic disease worldwide. Lifestyle behaviors for its prevention and control are recommended within worldwide guidelines. Nevertheless, their combined relationship with blood pressure (BP) level, particularly in the general population, would need more investigations. Our a...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Lelong H,Galan P,Kesse-Guyot E,Fezeu L,Hercberg S,Blacher J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ratio of urinary concentrations of tetrahydrocortisol plus allotetrahydrocortisol to tetrahydrocortisone [(THF + ATHF)/THE] reflects the activity of the enzyme 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11BHSD2), which converts cortisol to cortisone in the kidney and thereby protects the mineralocortico...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Melander O,Frandsen E,Groop L,Hulthén UL

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake were measured in 47 age-, weight-, and sex-matched lean white men (16 with normal blood pressure, 14 with untreated hypertension, nine treated with a thiazide diuretic only, and eight treated with combined diuretic ...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Swislocki AL,Hoffman BB,Reaven GM

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess whether aerobic exercise training is an effective and an alternative method to control blood pressure (BP) in hypertension, 32 uncomplicated, never treated patients suffering from mild-to-moderate essential arterial hypertension (EAH) were included in an aerobic exercise training program using a regular stan...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Nami R,Mondillo S,Agricola E,Lenti S,Ferro G,Nami N,Tarantino M,Glauco G,Spanò E,Gennari C

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and a prothrombotic state are predictors of cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients. A relationship between the RAAS and the coagulation/fibrinolytic systems has been demonstrated, but its clinical relevance in hypertension is unclear. We i...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Sechi LA,Novello M,Colussi G,Di Fabio A,Chiuch A,Nadalini E,Casanova-Borca A,Uzzau A,Catena C

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is one of the main determinants of blood pressure. The aim of this study was to evaluate and quantify the relations between the different anthropometric indices and blood pressure (BP) stratified by gender. METHODS:Cross-sectional analyses were performed using data from 2,105 adults from the ESTEBAN...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Vallée A,Perrine AL,Deschamps V,Blacher J,Olié V

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the physiological dopamine prodrug, L-dopa, could suppress streptozotocin-induced diabetic glomerular hyperfiltration, and thus prevent further evolution of the diabetic nephropathy. Male Wistar rats treated with streptozotocin (60 mg/kg, intravenously) rapidly...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Barthelmebs M,Vailly B,Velly J,Grima M,Imbs JL

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension in African Americans is characterized by greater systemic vascular resistance (SVR) compared with Caucasian Americans, but the responsible mechanisms are not known. The present study sought to determine if peripheral vascular hypertrophy is a potential mechanism contributing to elevated SVR in A...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Hill LK,Sherwood A,Blumenthal JA,Hinderliter AL

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) provide paracrine support to the vascular endothelium and may also replace damaged or senescent endothelial cells. Low numbers of endothelial progenitor colony-forming units (CFU-ECs) in culture are a predictive biomarker of vascular disease. We hypothesized that the numbe...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Lin C,Rajakumar A,Plymire DA,Verma V,Markovic N,Hubel CA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microalbuminuria is recognized as a marker of generalized vascular dysfunction. However, the associations between microalbuminuria and pulse wave velocity (PWV), carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), and ambulatory blood pressure (ABP), respectively, have not been investigated. METHODS:Brachial-ankle PWV (b...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Ishikawa T,Hashimoto J,Morito RH,Hanazawa T,Aikawa T,Hara A,Shintani Y,Metoki H,Inoue R,Asayama K,Kikuya M,Ohkubo T,Totsune K,Hoshi H,Satoh H,Imai Y

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to describe the relationship of arterial stiffness and hypertension in a large, population-based sample of men and women. Hypertension-related increases in arterial stiffness may reflect the distending pressure and/or structural alterations in the artery. Included were 10,712 participants, ages 45 to...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Arnett DK,Boland LL,Evans GW,Riley W,Barnes R,Tyroler HA,Heiss G

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal calcium metabolism has been implicated in human hypertension. Caffeine consumption may contribute to hypertension since it increases urinary calcium excretion. Nineteen hypertensive subjects (HTN) and nineteen age and gender matched normotensive controls (NTC) who habitually consumed at least 175 mg caffeine ...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Wise KJ,Bergman EA,Sherrard DJ,Massey LK

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Essential hypertension ranks among the strongest cardiovascular risk factors. Cytokine production by monocytes plays a key role in atherosclerosis development and acute coronary syndromes. We investigated whether stimulated monocyte cytokine release and its inhibition by glucocorticoids would differ between ...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Wirtz PH,von Känel R,Frey K,Ehlert U,Fischer JE

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preeclampsia is a human pregnancy-associated syndrome associated with hypertension, proteinuria, and endothelial dysfunction. We tested whether increased reactive oxygen species (superoxide and peroxynitrite) production and decreased bioavailability of the endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS) cofact...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Mitchell BM,Cook LG,Danchuk S,Puschett JB

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activation of RhoA/Rho kinase (ROK) pathway by angiotensin II (Ang II) is involved in the pathophysiology of hypertension and remodeling. In Bartter's and Gitelman's syndrome (BS/GS), the short-term and long-term signaling of Ang II are blunted. The BS/GS have also reduced expression and response on Ang II c...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Pagnin E,Semplicini A,Sartori M,Pessina AC,Calò LA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential hypertension is often accompanied by abnormalities of the coagulation/fibrinolytic system, predisposing to a procoagulant state. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of atenolol (beta1-blocker agent) and irbesartan (angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist) on plasma levels of hemostatic/...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Makris TK,Stavroulakis GA,Krespi PG,Hatzizacharias AN,Triposkiadis FK,Tsoukala CG,Votteas VV,Kyriakidis MK

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family history of hypertension is a primary predictor of high blood pressure (BP). This study attempted to determine whether there is a gradual increase in BP between individuals with two hypertensive parents, one hypertensive parent, and normotensive parents and whether this increase is apparent with both a...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Goldstein IB,Shapiro D,Guthrie D

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dyslipidemia in hypertensive sibships may be characterized by atherogenic small low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles. Whether LDL particle size is associated with the extent of coronary atherosclerosis in hypertensive sibships is unknown. METHODS:Subjects (n = 792, mean age 62 years, 60% women) were asce...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Kullo IJ,Bailey KR,McConnell JP,Peyser PA,Bielak LF,Kardia SL,Sheedy PF 2nd,Boerwinkle E,Turner ST

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00