Essential arterial hypertension in women, or female arterial hypertension?
The paper discusses specific features of arterial hypertension (AH) in women: age-related aspects of AH incidence, pathogenetic and clinical AH variants, and optimal pharmacotherapy approaches.
A. E. Bragina, V. I. Podzolkov
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Impaired endothelial function of the retinal vasculature in hypertensive patients [PDF]
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Arterial hypertension constitutes a central factor in the pathogenesis of stroke. We examined endothelial function of the retinal vasculature as a model of the cerebral circulation.</p> <p ...
Delles, C. +5 more
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Residual Renal Function: A Double-Edged Sword
Introduction: Nephrotic syndrome may persist despite end-stage kidney disease and result in dyslipidaemia, thrombosis and a significantly increased cardiovascular risk.
Sandra Karanović Štambuk +2 more
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The serotonin transporter promotes a pathological estrogen metabolic pathway in pulmonary hypertension via cytochrome P450 1B1 pulmonary circulation [PDF]
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating vasculopathy that predominates in women and has been associated with dysregulated estrogen and serotonin signaling. Overexpression of the serotonin transporter (SERT+) in mice results in an estrogen-
Anagnostopoulou, Aikaterini +9 more
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Cardiovascular features of possible autonomous cortisol secretion in patients with adrenal incidentalomas [PDF]
Background: Low-grade incomplete post-dexamethasone cortisol suppression in patients with adrenal incidentalomas – recently defined as possible autonomous cortisol secretion (pACS) – has been associated with increased cardiovascular events and mortality.
Di Giorgio, Maria Rosaria +12 more
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Stable isotope metabolomics of pulmonary artery smooth muscle and endothelial cells in pulmonary hypertension and with TGF-beta treatment. [PDF]
Altered metabolism in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and endothelial cells (PAECs) contributes to the pathology of pulmonary hypertension (PH), but changes in substrate uptake and how substrates are utilized have not been fully ...
D' Alessandro, Angelo +12 more
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Three-dimensional echocardiography and 2D-3D speckle tracking imaging in chronic pulmonary hypertension. diagnostic accuracy in detecting hemodynamic signs of RV failure [PDF]
Background and objective. Our aim was to compare three-dimensional (3D) and 2D and 3D speckle tracking (2D-STE, 3D-STE) echocardiographic parameters with conventional right ventricular (RV) indexes in patients with chronic pulmonary hypertension (PH ...
Alessia, Azzano +11 more
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Kidney Transplantation from Deceased Donors with Prostate Cancer
Introduction: Kidney transplantation is associated with the risk of unrecognized cancer transmission from donor to recipient. There have been no reported cases of prostate cancer transmission in kidney transplantation.
Nikolina Bašić-Jukić +10 more
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The trajectory to diagnosis with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a qualitative study [PDF]
Objectives To investigate the patient's experience of the trajectory to receiving a diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and inform the provision of care for this patient group.
Armstrong, I +4 more
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Transportation noise: its cardiovascular effects and their reversibility; a narrative review
Background Transportation noise seems to be inherent in modern urban living. However, many studies indicate that it can unfavorably affect human health, especially by influencing the cardiovascular outcome.
Maryla Kocowska-Trytko, Marek Rajzer
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