Antihypertensive effects of oral calcium supplementation may be mediated through the potent vasodilator CGRP.

abstract：:In this review we have analyzed the present knowledge about the differentiation and growth processes in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) in hypertension. The study of smooth muscle (SM) and nonmuscle (NM) myosin isoform expression has permitted us to identify a three-stage specific maturational pathway, namely, feta...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Pauletto P,Sarzani R,Rappelli A,Chiavegato A,Pessina AC,Sartore S

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke (brain attack) is currently the third leading cause of death in Western societies. Recent advances in molecular genetics have finally demonstrated what has long been suggested by the clinical observation, that is, stroke is not only the complication of major pathologic conditions such as atherosclerosis, hypert...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Rubattu S,Giliberti R,Volpe M

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the influence of blood pressure (BP) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes among Asian populations. METHODS:We examined population attributable fractions (PAFs) and hazard ratios (HRs) associated with BP in relation to stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD) incident and mortality w...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Ikeda A,Iso H,Yamagishi K,Inoue M,Tsugane S

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite an association between visit-to-visit blood pressure (BP) variability (VV-BPV) and cardiovascular (CV) outcomes, many studies performed during the past 4 years have shown conflicting results. This study investigated the impact of VV-BPV on CV outcomes in the Korean National Health Insurance Service (...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Choi S,Shin J,Choi SY,Sung KC,Ihm SH,Kim KI,Kim YM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were measured in a physically fit, normotensive postmenopausal African American woman, before and after 15 weeks of aerobic training. Mean BP, HR, and HR variability were normal at the outset and were further improved by training. Training had no effect on circadian B...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Borer KT,Cornelissen G,Halberg F,Brook R,Rajagopalan S,Fay W

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulse pressure (PP) is an independent predictor of cardiovascular and/or all-cause mortality in patients with underlying cardiovascular disease. We examined whether PP can be used to predict overall mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. METHODS:We studied 153 PD patients (mean age, 54.5 +/- 14.2 y...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Liu JH,Chen CC,Wang SM,Chou CY,Liu YL,Kuo HL,Lin HH,Wang IK,Yang YF,Huang CC

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different methods of normalizing left ventricular (LV) mass for body size identify generally similar relative risks of adverse cardiovascular outcome but with variable prevalences of LV hypertrophy (H). Preliminary results from a population with high prevalence of obesity suggest that the population attribut...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： de Simone G,Devereux RB,Maggioni AP,Gorini M,de Divitiis O,Verdecchia P,MAVI (MAssa Ventricolare sinistra nell'Ipertensione) Study Group.

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:African-American men have stiffer arteries than white men at rest. We sought to test the hypothesis that reductions in stiffness after aerobic exercise may be attenuated in African-American (AA) men compared with white (W) men. METHODS:Twenty-four young men (age 22+/-1.0 years; 12 AA and 12 W) underwent mea...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Heffernan KS,Jae SY,Fernhall B

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the relationship of the severity of hyperuricemia and the flow-mediated vasodilatation of the brachial artery (FMD) in patients with and without the metabolic syndrome (MetS). METHODS:In a cross-sectional study, FMD was obtained in 2,732 Japanese healthy men (49 ± 8 years) who had no cardiovasc...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Tomiyama H,Higashi Y,Takase B,Node K,Sata M,Inoue T,Ishibashi Y,Ueda S,Shimada K,Yamashina A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of 17 beta-estradiol (beta E2), alpha-estradiol (alpha E2), and progesterone (P) on baseline and vasopressin (AVP)-induced [Ca2+]i in human platelets obtained from healthy male and female volunteers. Platelets were treated with beta E2, alpha E2, P, or ethanol vehicle for 30 min at 37 degre...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Raman BB,Standley PR,Rajkumar V,Ram JL,Sowers JR

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The brain is perfused at high-volume flow throughout systole and diastole. We explored the association of blood flow in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) with the pulsatile components of blood pressure in the systemic circulation and indices of arterial stiffness. METHODS:We enrolled 334 untreated subjects (...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Xu TY,Staessen JA,Wei FF,Xu J,Li FH,Fan WX,Gao PJ,Wang JG,Li Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stimulation of autocrine and paracrine factors such as basic fibroblast- (bFGF) and platelet-derived (PDGF) growth factors mediates many of the growth-promoting actions of angiotensin II. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of chronic AT1-receptor blockade on plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1) and growth fact...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Cottone S,Vadalà A,Vella MC,Nardi E,Mulé G,Contorno A,Riccobene R,Cerasola G

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most antihypertensive drugs act by counteracting vasoconstrictor mechanisms and lower blood pressure by lowering vascular resistance. The beta-blockers, which have the unique feature of counteracting cardiac sympathetic drive, seem to be a major exception to this generalization. Moreover, their degree of cardiodepress...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Man in't Veld AJ,Van den Meiracker AH,Schalekamp MA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) in the maintenance phase of essential hypertension has not yet been clearly defined. Renal function and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were studied in four Yucatan miniature swine (YMS) with established DOCA hypertension prior to and for 3 weeks after surgical renal de...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： O'Hagan KP,Thomas GD,Zambraski EJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about hypertension in the HIV-infected population. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of hypertension and related factors in HIV-infected patients. METHODS:In this prospective cross-sectional study, 710 HIV-infected patients (626 on combination antiretroviral therapy and 84 naive) man...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Jericó C,Knobel H,Montero M,Sorli ML,Guelar A,Gimeno JL,Saballs P,López-Colomés JL,Pedro-Botet J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a significant global public health challenge. Low-grade inflammation is known to facilitate the development of essential hypertension and target-organ hypertensive damage. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a simple and reliable indicator of inflammation that may also be useful in the pr...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Liu X,Zhang Q,Wu H,Du H,Liu L,Shi H,Wang C,Xia Y,Guo X,Li C,Bao X,Su Q,Sun S,Wang X,Zhou M,Jia Q,Zhao H,Song K,Niu K

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common reason for an outpatient physician visit is for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. The Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC) VII, which is increasingly evidence-based, advises the clinician to use studies of the mean response...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Graves JW,Sheps SG

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that myocardial microsomal Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity, arterial wall ouabain-sensitive 86Rb uptake, and arterial smooth muscle cell membrane potentials are decreased and plasma Na(+)-K+ pump inhibitory activity is increased in rats during the fifth week of one-kidney, one-clip hypertension. W...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Pamnani MB,Bryant HJ,Clough DL,Haddy FJ

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:All renin arises from prorenin. The proportion of renin relative to prorenin could influence overall renin-angiotensin-aldosterone activity. We sought to determine whether prorenin levels were related to extracellular volume, as reflected by the levels of plasma renin activity (PRA), and to aldosterone. MET...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Tu W,Eckert GJ,Pratt JH,Jan Danser AH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review analyses methods and devices used worldwide to evaluate the arterial stiffness. Three main methodologies are based upon analysis of pulse transit time, of wave contour of the arterial pulse, and of direct measurement of arterial geometry and pressure, corresponding to regional, systemic and local determina...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Pannier BM,Avolio AP,Hoeks A,Mancia G,Takazawa K

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progression of atherosclerosis with increased arterial stiffness is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Compliance index (CI) derived from digital volume pulse (DVP), measuring the relationship between volume and pressure changes in ...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Wang MC,Wu AB,Cheng MF,Chen JY,Ho CS,Tsai WC

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several epidemiological and clinical studies have established a clear association between alcohol consumption and hypertension. The mechanism of the pressor effect of ethanol is not well understood. We studied the in vitro effects of increasing amounts of ethanol on different Na+ transport systems from human erythrocy...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Coca A,Garay RP,Aguilera MT,De la Sierra A,Urbano-Márquez A

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have revealed the existence of bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). The number of circulating EPCs might reflect the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and progression of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the num...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Umemura T,Soga J,Hidaka T,Takemoto H,Nakamura S,Jitsuiki D,Nishioka K,Goto C,Teragawa H,Yoshizumi M,Chayama K,Higashi Y

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

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：:Hypertension is a common condition that is often seen in patients with diabetes. Both diseases increase the risk of morbidity and mortality from CV events and kidney disease progression. Factors that influence blood pressure (BP) control in diabetes include the persons' genetic background for hypertension and kidney d...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Ali W,Bakris GL

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood pressure is reportedly elevated in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) neonate, the etiology of which remains unclear. Aberrations in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis have been implicated, as it is well accepted that excess corticosteroids are associated with hypertension. We examined aspects of adre...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Malee MP,Wu KY

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Central blood pressure (BP) can be used to define hypertension. A central BP approach may be more sensitive than a conventional brachial BP approach in detecting hypertension. We aimed to compare the 2 approaches in estimating the prevalence hypertension in a nationally representative population. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Chuang SY,Chang HY,Cheng HM,Pan WH,Chen CH

更新日期：2018-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study analyzed whether hypertension induced by N(omega)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) is associated with dysregulation of the main antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase [SOD], catalase, glutathione peroxidase [GPX], and glutathione reductase [GR]) and whether chronic administration of tempo...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Sainz J,Wangensteen R,Rodríguez Gómez I,Moreno JM,Chamorro V,Osuna A,Bueno P,Vargas F

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to evaluate whether plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) has any role in predicting hemodynamic responses in clinically healthy young subjects. ADMA, as an endogenous nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, has been demonstrated to associate with hypertension and vascular reactivit...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Päivä H,Kähönen M,Lehtimäki T,Raitakari OT,Jula A,Viikari J,Alfthan G,Juonala M,Laaksonen R,Hutri-Kähönen N

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin receptors became relatively easy to study when radioactive derivatives of the peptide were synthesized for radioimmunoassays. Binding assays in vitro led to the discovery of receptors in many tissues different from those involved in the classic actions of angiotensin. The physiologic significance of recept...

journal_title：American journal of hypertension

authors： Goodfriend TL

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00