Assessment of hypertension-mediated organ damage in children and adolescents with hypertension
Blood Pressure, 2023 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
Blood Pressure, 2023 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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Blood Pressure, 2023 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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Serum uric acid: a futile bystander in endothelial function?
Blood Pressure, 2023 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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A review of machine learning techniques in photoplethysmography for the non-invasive cuff-less measurement of blood pressure [PDF]
, 2020 Hypertension or high blood pressure is a leading cause of death throughout the world and a critical factor for increasing the risk of serious diseases, including cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and heart failure.
El-Hajj, C., Kyriacou, P. A.
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Cell Phone Information Seeking Explains Blood Pressure in African American Women [PDF]
, 2017 Although cell phone use and Internet access via cell phone is not marked by racial disparities, little is known about how cell phone use relates to blood pressure and health information seeking behaviors.
Jones, Lenette M. +2 more
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Blood Pressure, 2023 Background Successful antihypertensive management can limit left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and improve the clinical prognosis. However, it remains unclear whether intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering has a greater effect on the occurrence and ...
Jingjing Hu, Yidan Zhou
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Blood Pressure Measurements in 780 Apparently Healthy Cats [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Mean systolic blood pressure in apparently healthy cats has been reported as approximately 125 mmHg using direct assessment, but there is greater variability in reported values using indirect assessment.
Ash +32 more
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A decision tree model of hypertension among college students in Yunnan Province, China
Blood Pressure, 2023 Purpose Previous studies have indicated that the prevalence rate of hypertension in adolescents is high, but it has not received much attention and the influencing factors are unclear, especially in Yunnan Province, China. Materials and methods A cluster
Xu Honglv +8 more
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Community based trial of home blood pressure monitoring with nurse-led telephone support in patients with stroke or transient ischaemic attack recently discharged from hospital. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: High blood pressure in patients with stroke increases the risk of recurrence but management in the community is often inadequate. Home blood pressure monitoring may increase patients' involvement in their care, increase compliance, and reduce
Conroy, R +5 more
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