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The association between circulating endostatin and a disturbed circadian blood pressure pattern in patients with type 2 diabetes

Blood Pressure, 2018
Background: Endostatin, cleaved from collagen XVIII in the extracellular matrix, is a promising circulating biomarker for cardiovascular damage. It possesses anti-angiogenic and anti-fibrotic functions and has even been suggested to be involved in blood ...
Jonas Wuopio, Carl Johan Östgren, Toste Länne, Lars Lind, Toralph Ruge, Axel C. Carlsson, Anders Larsson, Fredrik H. Nyström, Johan Ärnlöv   +8 more
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Rapid socio-economic changes, psychosocial factors and prevalence of hypertension among men and women aged 55 years at baseline in Estonia: a 13-year follow-up study

Blood Pressure, 2018
Background: Hypertension is an important public health problem which causes premature morbidity and mortality. Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for about 55% of deaths in Estonia. The purpose of the study: was to assess, through a follow-up period,
Sirje Sammul, Margus Viigimaa
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Worldwide Incidence of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage According to Region, Time Period, Blood Pressure, and Smoking Prevalence in the Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMA Neurology, 2019
Importance Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured intracranial aneurysms is a subset of stroke with high fatality and morbidity. Better understanding of a change in incidence over time and of factors associated with this change could facilitate ...
N. Etminan, Hansoek Chang, K. Hackenberg, N. K. de Rooij, M. Vergouwen, G. Rinkel, A. Algra   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The fourth report on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure in children and adolescents

Pediatrics, 2004
2004;114;555-576 Pediatrics Pressure in Children and Adolescents National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood ...
B. Falkner, S. Daniels, J. Flynn, S. Gidding, L. Green, J. Ingelfinger, R. Lauer, B. Morgenstern, R. Portman, R. Prineas, A. Rocchini, B. Rosner, A. Sinaiko, N. Stettler, E. Urbina, E. Roccella, T. Hoke, C. Hunt, G. Pearson, Joanne Karimbakas, A. Horton   +20 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Insufficiency of the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex and progressive kidney insufficiency following unilateral adrenalectomy – case report and discussion

Blood Pressure, 2018
Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension and bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (BAH) and aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) seem to be the most common causes of PA.
Joanna Kanarek-Kucner, Adrian Stefański, Rufus Barraclough, Tomasz Gorycki, Jacek Wolf, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Michał Hoffmann   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence-based proposal for the number of ambulatory readings required for assessing blood pressure level in research settings: an analysis of the IDACO database

Blood Pressure, 2018
Background: Guidelines on the required number of ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) readings focus on individual patients. Clinical researchers often face the dilemma of applying recommendations and discarding potentially valuable information or accepting ...
Wen-Yi Yang, Lutgarde Thijs, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Kei Asayama, José Boggia, Tine W. Hansen, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Jørgen Jeppesen, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek, Sofia Malyutina, Edoardo Casiglia, Yuri Nikitin, Yan Li, Ji-Guang Wang, Yutaka Imai, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Eoin O’Brien, Jan A. Staessen   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure on Cardiovascular Outcomes.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND The relationship between outpatient systolic and diastolic blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes remains unclear and has been complicated by recently revised guidelines with two different thresholds (≥140/90 mm Hg and ≥130/80 mm Hg) for ...
A. Flint, C. Conell, Xiushui Ren, Nader M. Banki, Sheila L. Chan, V. A. Rao, R. Melles, Deepak L. Bhatt   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

LDL cholesterol is associated with systemic vascular resistance and wave reflection in subjects naive to cardiovascular drugs

Blood Pressure, 2019
Background and aim: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a primary risk factor for atherosclerosis, but it is also associated with elevated blood pressure (BP) and future development of hypertension.
Manoj Kumar Choudhary, Arttu Eräranta, Antti J. Tikkakoski, Jenni Koskela, Elina J. Hautaniemi, Mika Kähönen, Jukka Mustonen, Ilkka Pörsti   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

B cell mechanobiology in health and disease: emerging techniques and insights into therapeutic responses

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
B cells sense external mechanical forces and convert them into biochemical signals through mechanotransduction. Understanding how malignant B cells respond to physical stimuli represents a groundbreaking area of research. This review examines the key mechano‐related molecules and pathways in B lymphocytes, highlights the most relevant techniques to ...
Marta Sampietro, Marco Cellani, Cristina Scielzo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinic, Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring for Metabolic Syndrome: Time to Change the Definition?

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is considered a global epidemic, and its diagnosis is crucial, allowing early intervention and management.
Christina Antza, Maria Sitmalidou, Andrej Belančić, Niki Katsiki, Vasilios Kotsis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source