abstract：:In 288 men and women from general population in a cross-sectional survey, all neuropsychological tests were negatively associated with age; memory and executive function were also positively related with education. The hypertensives (HT) were less efficient than the normotensives (NT) in the test of memory with interf...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Giordano N,Tikhonoff V,Palatini P,Bascelli A,Boschetti G,De Lazzari F,Grasselli C,Martini B,Caffi S,Piccoli A,Mazza A,Bisiacchi P,Casiglia E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction is one of the main characteristics of chronic hypertension and it is characterized by impaired nitric oxide (NO) bioactivity determined by increased levels of reactive oxygen species. Endothelial function is usually evaluated by measuring the vasodilation induced by the local NO production stim...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Neves MF,Kasal DA,Cunha AR,Medeiros F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence from animal models and human studies of essential hypertension suggest that brain regulation of the vasculature is impacted by the disease. Human neuroimaging findings suggest that the brain may be an early target of the disease. This observation reinforces earlier research suggesting that psycho...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Jennings JR,Heim AF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Self-Monitoring Blood Pressure amongst people with hypertension using a cross-sectional survey. Of the 955 who replied (53%), 293 (31%) reported that they self-monitored blood pressure. Nearly 60% (198/331) self-monitored at least monthly. Diabetic patients monitoring th...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Baral-Grant S,Haque MS,Nouwen A,Greenfield SM,McManus RJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been previously documented that carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a predictor of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to identify clinical parameters associated with an increased cIMT treated hypertensive women. Female patients (n = 116) with essential hypertension, aged 40-65 years, were in...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Trindade M,Martucci RB,Burlá AK,Oigman W,Neves MF,Araújo DV

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2005, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) established the Global Outreach Program (GO) aimed at building a capacity for detecting and managing chronic kidney disease and its complications in low- and middle-income countries. Here we report data from the 2006-2007 screening program (1025 subjects from the ...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Codreanu I,Sali V,Gaibu S,Suveica L,Popa S,Perico N,Ene-Iordache B,Carminati S,Feehally J,Remuzzi G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic nitrates are a group of very effective anti-ischemic drugs. They are used for the treatment of patients with stable angina, acute myocardial infarction, and chronic congestive heart failure. A major therapeutic limitation inherent to organic nitrates is the development of tolerance, which occurs during chronic...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Daiber A,Oelze M,Wenzel P,Bollmann F,Pautz A,Kleinert H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been highlighted as having a pathological role in stroke, dementia, and neurodegenerative disease. Particularly, in dementia, epidemiological studies indicate a preventive effect of RAS blockade on cognitive impairment in Alzheimer disease (AD). Moreover, basic experiments ...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Mogi M,Iwanami J,Horiuchi M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim. To evaluate whether body fat distribution, birth weight, and family history for diabetes (FHD) were associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children and adolescents. Methods. A total of 439 Italian obese children and adolescents (5-18 years) were enrolled. Subjects were divided into 2 groups: prepubertal and...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Brufani C,Fintini D,Giordano U,Tozzi AE,Barbetti F,Cappa M

更新日期：2011-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistant hypertension (RHTN) is defined as blood pressure (BP) that remains uncontrolled in spite of intake of ≥3 antihypertensive medications, ideally prescribed at optimal doses and one of which is a diuretic. The incidence of primary aldosteronism (PA) in patients with RHTN is estimated in prospective studies to b...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Acelajado MC,Calhoun DA

更新日期：2011-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the relationship between renal function, blood pressure variability (BPV), and nitric oxide (NO) in a group of African Americans with normal or mildly impaired renal function. 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was performed, NO measured, and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) calculated in 38 ...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Diaz KM,Feairheller DL,Sturgeon KM,Veerabhadrappa P,Williamson ST,Crabbe DL,Brown MD

更新日期：2011-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Sympathetic activation in chronic renal failure (CRF) is a major mechanism leading to the progression of renal disease and hypertension. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that in CRF increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the RVLM mediated by enhanced circulating Angiotensin II (Ang II) is ...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Dugaich AP,Oliveira-Sales EB,Abreu NP,Boim MA,Bergamaschi CT,Campos RR

更新日期：2011-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association of periodontitis and/or tooth loss with hypertension by excluding the common confounders. Eighty-one Tanzanian women who were aged 46-58 years, nonsmokers, nonalcoholic drinkers, and on no medication underwent clinical examination. Multiple-r...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Yamori M,Njelekela M,Mtabaji J,Yamori Y,Bessho K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential hypertension is characterized by increased peripheral vascular resistance to blood flow. The endothelium is a crucial regulator of vascular tone. Its function is impaired in patients with hypertension, with reduced vasodilation, increased vascular tone associated with a proinflammatory and prothrombotic stat...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Savoia C,Sada L,Zezza L,Pucci L,Lauri FM,Befani A,Alonzo A,Volpe M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silent cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) are a common finding on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in the elderly. However, in patients with hypertension, WMLs tend to occur earlier in life and appear to be more severe. There is a body of evidence that supports the idea that WMLs in asymptomatic hypertensive ...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Sierra C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing blood pressure has a continuum of adverse risk for cardiovascular events. Traditionally this single measure was used to determine who to treat and how vigorously. However, estimating absolute risk rather than measurement of a single risk factor such as blood pressure is a superior method to identify who is ...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Nelson MR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium transport through various nephron segments is quite important in regulating sodium reabsorption and blood pressure. Among several regulators of this process, insulin acts on almost all the nephron segments and is a strong enhancer of sodium reabsorption. Sodium-proton exchanger type 3 (NHE3) is a main regulator...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Horita S,Seki G,Yamada H,Suzuki M,Koike K,Fujita T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the relationships between SES and diabetes and hypertension for Korean adults using the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey. To handle the four dummy dependent variables: Diabetes and Hypertension, Diabetes alone, Hypertension alone, and Diabetes or Hypertension, four differen...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Min H,Chang J,Balkrishnan R

更新日期：2010-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the T29C TGFβ1 gene polymorphism was analyzed in 198 hypertensives with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and in 235 hypertensives without LVH. Circulating TGFβ1 levels, procollagen type III levels, microalbuminuria, and left ventricular geometry and function were evaluated in all the hypertensive...

journal_title：International journal of hypertension

authors： Scaglione R,Argano C,Duro G,Di Chiara T,Nuzzo D,Colomba D,Fiore MC,Corrao S,Licata G

更新日期：2010-03-23 00:00:00