Effectiveness of hypertension treatment assessed by blood pressure level achieved in primary care setting in Poland.

abstract：:The familial aggregation of hypertension is well documented. However, many studies on the familial predisposition have suffered from insufficient knowledge of parental blood pressure (BP). In the present study, the family history is defined according to parental data from two BP surveys conducted almost 30 years apart...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Mo R,Lund-Johansen P,Omvik P

更新日期：1992-12-01 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：:Since there appear to be important interactions between mechanisms of salt-sensitive and carbohydrate-sensitive hypertension, the goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of greatly reducing dietary salt intake and removal of one kidney (to increase salt sensitivity) on the hemodynamic and metabolic responses to...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Donnelly R,Ho H,Reaven GM

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) is an easy and standardized tool to measure blood pressure (BP) at home, which is recommended by several national and international guidelines to obtain reliable BP values. It is a useful and dependable measure of BP, which can add information to the more common and standardized m...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Bonafini S,Fava C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose: To evaluate longitudinal trends in the prevalence of hyperuricaemia and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Czech adults with and without arterial hypertension (HT).Materials and methods: Two independent cross-sectional surveys were performed in 2006-2009 and 2015-2018, each screening involving 1% population ...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Krajčoviechová A,Wohlfahrt P,Bruthans J,Šulc P,Lánská V,Borghi C,Cífková R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Previous studies that evaluated the prevalence of hypertension in Nigeria were either clinic based, non-standardized or did not include out-of-clinic blood pressure (BP) measurement. Materials and Methods: We selected a rural and an urban community in one state in each of the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria. ...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Nwakile PC,Chori BS,Danladi B,Umar A,Okoye IC,Nwegbu M,Zawaya K,Essien I,Sada K,Ogedengbe J,Aje A,Isiguzo G,Odili AN

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The aim was to evaluate the level of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), interleukin 18 (IL-18) and retinol binding protein (RBP) in children with primary hypertension and no features of hypertensive nephropathy. METHODS:The study group consisted of 19 children (15 males) aged 14.8 ± 2.1...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Blumczynski A,Sołtysiak J,Lipkowska K,Silska M,Poprawska A,Musielak A,Zaniew M,Zachwieja J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low compliance to therapeutic regimens can have serious impact on patient health. A variety of technologies such as tablet dispensers and reminders has been developed to improve compliance. The aim of this study was to assess the acceptance of patients and physicians with regard to the functions and usefulness of a re...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Christensen A,Christrup LL,Fabricius PE,Chrostowska M,Wronka M,Narkiewicz K,Hansen EH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gestational hypertension is a recognized risk factor for the development of complications during pregnancy. The present study retrospectively assessed the respective values of blood pressure components derived from conventional and 24-h recordings (ABPM) as predictors of premature delivery in women with gestational hy...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Liro M,Gasowski J,Wydra D,Grodzicki T,Emerich J,Narkiewicz K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is common amongst the older population and is associated with morbidity and mortality. We sought to investigate predictors of OH to assist the clinician in identifying patients at risk. METHODS AND RESULTS:Database of 2696 patients attending a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) cl...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： de la Iglesia B,Ong AC,Potter JF,Metcalf AK,Myint PK

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Resistant hypertensive (RHTN) patients have endothelial dysfunction and aldosterone excess, which contribute to the development of resistance to antihypertensive treatment and cardiovascular complications. Biophysical forces within the arterial wall provide functional regulation of arterial stiffness. Caroti...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Figueiredo VN,Yugar-Toledo JC,Martins LC,Martins LB,de Faria AP,de Haro Moraes C,Sierra C,Coca A,Moreno H

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Hypertensive patients who are at high risk of developing cardiovascular (CV) complications have become the focus of modern treatment guidelines. The choice of antihypertensive therapies in these patients should be evidence-based: in particular, there should be evidence of a beneficial impact on CV events in addition t...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Ruilope LM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We determined the effect of wearing clothes under the manometer's cuff on blood pressure in manual auscultatory sphygmomanometric and automatic oscillometric blood pressure measurement. METHODS:Two hundred and one subjects were examined with the auscultatory sphygmomanometric and the automatic oscillometric method...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Liebl M,Holzgreve H,Schulz M,Crispin A,Bogner J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Event-based clinical outcome trials have shown limited evidence to support guidelines recommendations to lower blood pressure (BP) to <130/80 mmHg in middle-aged and elderly hypertensive patients with diabetes mellitus or with general high cardiovascular (CV) risk. We addressed this issue by post-hoc analysing ...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Olsen E,Holzhauer B,Julius S,Kjeldsen SE,Larstorp ACK,Mancia G,Mehlum MH,Mo R,Rostrup M,Søraas CL,Zappe D,Weber MA

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis of a causal relationship between high insulin levels and the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and to determine the clinical, anthropometric, metabolic and insulin profile in men with fast-growing BPH compared with men with slow-growing BPH. The pres...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Hammarsten J,Högstedt B

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study whether the cardiovascular preventive effect of antihypertensive therapy can be explained solely by the reduction in office blood pressure, and to what extent the risk of stroke and cardiac events is associated with in-study diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and systolic blood pressure (SBP). DESIGN:Th...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Ekbom T,Dahlöf B,Hansson L,Lindholm LH,Odén A,Scherstén B,Wester PO

更新日期：1992-10-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improves upper airway obstruction in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), who often are overweight-obese. Although it is thought that CPAP improves long-term blood pressure control (BP), the impact of acute and short-term CPAP use on the cardiovascular syst...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Ratneswaran C,Pengo MF,Xiao S,Luo Y,Rossi GP,Polkey MI,Moxham J,Steier J

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:It has been reported that the number of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) reflects the endogenous vascular repair ability, with the EPCs pool declining in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors. However, their relationship with hypertension and the effects of anti-hypertensive treatment remain uncle...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： de Ciuceis C,Pilu A,Rizzoni D,Porteri E,Muiesan ML,Salvetti M,Paini A,Belotti E,Zani F,Boari GE,Rosei CA,Rosei EA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascending aortic blood pressure-derived indices were shown to be related to coronary atherosclerosis. However, no study so far has analyzed the relation between ascending aortic pulsatility and the extent of coronary atherosclerosis in normotensives. Therefore, the aim of the present analysis was to assess the relatio...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Jankowski P,Kawecka-Jaszcz K,Czarnecka D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Elevated blood pressure induces electrocardiographic changes and is associated with an increase in cardiovascular disease later in life compared to normal blood pressure levels. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between normal to high normal blood pressure values (90-139/50-89 mmHg) an...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Hassing GJ,van der Wall HEC,van Westen GJP,Kemme MJB,Adiyaman A,Elvan A,Burggraaf J,Gal P

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candesartan is a new angiotensin II type 1 (AT 1 ) receptor blocker that produces more effective 24-h blood pressure lowering than losartan in hypertensive patients. In in vitro tissue preparations, candesartan displays insurmountable antagonism of the responses to angiotensin II. Both irbesartan and EXP-3174, the act...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Morsing U Brandt-Eliasson L Renberg T Abrahamsson P

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of home blood pressure (BP) measurement, the type of devices and accuracy in a large sample of hypertensive patients referred to hospital outpatient hypertension clinics. METHODS:Eight hundred and fifty-five consecutive treated hypertensive patients who atte...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Cuspidi C,Meani S,Lonati L,Fusi V,Magnaghi G,Garavelli G,Palumbo G,Pini C,Vaccarella A,Parati G,Leonetti G,Zanchetti A,Lombardy Regional Section of the Italian Hypertension Society.

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：: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：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：:In a sample comprising 51 normotensive subjects and 51 subjects with in-clinic arterial hypertension [blood pressures (BPs) > or = 140/90 mmHg), we investigated the prevalence of target organ damage [left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and retinal vasculopathy] in white coat hypertension (WCH) groups defined using: (a)...

journal_title：Blood pressure

authors： Pose-Reino A,Rodríguez-Fernández M,López-Barreiro L,Coleman IC,Estévez-Nuñez JC,Méndez-Naya I

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00