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Clinic, Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring for Metabolic Syndrome: Time to Change the Definition? [PDF]
Background and Objectives: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is considered a global epidemic, and its diagnosis is crucial, allowing early intervention and management.
Christina Antza+4 more
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The meaning of blood pressure [PDF]
Measurement of arterial pressure is one of the most basic elements of patient management. Arterial pressure is determined by the volume ejected by the heart into the arteries, the elastance of the walls of the arteries, and the rate at which the blood flows out of the arteries.
S. Magder
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High blood pressure is one of the most important risk factors for ischaemic heart disease, stroke, other cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease and dementia.
Bin Zhou, P. Perel, G. Mensah, M. Ezzati
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Purpose Hypertension is a major cardiovascular (CV) risk factor in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. Less is known about the prevalence of CV organ damage in relation to hypertension status in AS patients.
Gyda Ullensvang+9 more
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Purpose. Pre-treatment prediction of individual blood pressure (BP) response to anti-hypertensive medication is important to determine the specific regimen for promptly and safely achieving a target BP.
Hyeonyong Hae+7 more
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Assessment of hypertension-mediated organ damage in children and adolescents with hypertension
Purpose: Arterial hypertension (HT) is a main, potentially reversible cardiovascular risk factor. Long lasting HT leads to hypertension mediated organ damage (HMOD) of heart, vascular bed, and kidneys.
Michał Pac+5 more
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Novel approaches: targeting sympathetic outflow in the carotid sinus
Uncontrolled hypertension drives the global burden of increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Although high blood pressure (BP) is treatable and preventable, only half of the patients with hypertension undergoing treatment have ...
Dagmara Hering, Krzysztof Narkiewicz
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Purpose Hypertension should be confirmed with the use of home BP measurement (HBPM) or 24h ambulatory BP measurement (ABPM). The aim of our study was to compare measurements obtained by OBPM, HBPM and ABPM in individuals with elevated OBPM participating ...
D. Radovanovic+8 more
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BLOOD PRESSURE AND PUBERTY [PDF]
The purpose of this investigation was to study the relation of blood pressure to sexual maturation in 229 boys and 189 girls, 10 to 14 years of age. The results showed that there was no significant correlation between the systolic and diastolic pressure with the level of serum follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone in either sex.
Ann J. Johanson+3 more
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Serum uric acid: a futile bystander in endothelial function?
Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between serum uric acid levels and endothelial function, oxidative stress, and hemodynamic parameters, and to determine if uric acid levels provide additional insights beyond traditional factors ...
Benjamin De Becker+1 more
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