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Glucocorticoids for treating paediatric pulmonary hypertension: A novel use for a common medication [PDF]

, 2017
Laboratory investigations have shown the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension and improvement after anti-inflammatory drugs.
Aggarwal, Manish, Grady, Ronald M
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Urinary Podocyte Excretion Predicts Urinary Protein Selectivity and Renal Prognosis

International Journal of Nephrology, 2022
Background. Urinary podocyte excretion is related to a reduction in glomerular podocyte numbers, glomerulosclerosis, and urinary protein selectivity.
Makoto Abe, Akiko Kaiga, Takehiro Ohira, Toshihiko Ishimitsu, Akihiro Tojo   +4 more
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Genetically Encoded Calcium Indicators: A New Tool in Renal Hypertension Research [PDF]

, 2019
Hypertension is ranked as the third cause of disability-adjusted life-years. The percentage of the population suffering from hypertension will continue to increase over the next years.
Schleifenbaum, Johanna, Zhong, Cheng
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Hypertension among Oral Contraceptive Users in El Paso, Texas [PDF]

, 2013
On the U.S.-Mexico border, residents frequently cross into Mexico to obtain medications or medical care. We previously reported relatively high prevalence of hypertension among Latina oral contraceptive users in El Paso, particularly those obtaining ...
Amastae, Jon, Grossman, Daniel, Hopkins, Kristine, Potter, Joseph E., White, Kari   +4 more
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Minor Change of Plasma Renin Activity during the Saline Infusion Test Provide an Auxiliary Diagnostic Value for Primary Aldosteronism

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2021
Context. Failure of plasma aldosterone suppression during the saline infusion test (SIT) confirms primary aldosteronism (PA); recommendations for diagnostic strategies are currently controversial in the case of an inconclusive test result with a post-SIT
Munire Adilijiang, Qin Luo, Menghui Wang, Delian Zhang, Xiaoguang Yao, Guoliang Wang, Keming Zhou, Nanfang Li   +7 more
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Sources of dietary protein and risk of hypertension in a general Dutch population [PDF]

, 2012
Evidence suggests a small beneficial effect of dietary protein on blood pressure (BP), especially for plant protein. We examined the relationship between several types of dietary protein (total, plant, animal, dairy, meat and grain) and the risk of ...
Altorf-van der Kuil, W., Boer, J.M.A., Engberink, M.F., Geleijnse, J.M., Verschuren, W.M.M.   +4 more
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Multidisciplinary treatment of patients with diabetes and hypertension: experience of a Brazilian center

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2018
Background Although multidisciplinary treatment is recommended for type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension (HTN), there is a lack of scientific literature supporting the hypothesis of extending this treatment strategy to patients with both diabetes and
Thiago Veiga Jardim, Sayuri Inuzuka, Luan Galvão, Leandra Anália Freitas Negretto, Rogério Orlow de Oliveira, Wanessa Faria Sá, Haroldo Silva de Souza, Andrea Crisitina Sousa, Patricia Silva Carneiro, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Paulo César Veiga Jardim   +11 more
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Assessment of sublingual microcirculation for the screening of diabetic nephropathy

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2022
Objective To investigate the potential of employing sublingual microcirculation as an early noninvasive screening technique for diabetic nephropathy (DN).
Qiang Li, XiaoXiao Liu, Mengxiao Jia, Fang Sun, Yingsha Li, Hexuan Zhang, Xiaoli Liu, Hongbo He, Zhigang Zhao, Zhencheng Yan, Zhiming Zhu   +10 more
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The Childhood Role in Development of Primary Hypertension. [PDF]

, 2018
Primary hypertension is not just an adult disorder. Current US population data on children and adolescents demonstrate a prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypertension combined of over 10%.
Falkner, Bonita
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Increased circulating ANG II and TNF-α represents important risk factors in obese Saudi adults with hypertension irrespective of diabetic status and BMI [PDF]

, 2012
Central adiposity is a significant determinant of obesity-related hypertension risk, which may arise due to the pathogenic inflammatory nature of the abdominal fat depot.
A Berrington de Gonzalez, A Harte, A Taube, AG Bertoni, Aimin Xu, Alison L. Harte, Amany O. Mohamed, AV Chobanian, B Chamarthi, BL Goodwin, BM Celoria, BM Cheung, C Asferg, C Asferg, C Savoia, D Gurantz, D Kalra, D Ma, ES Androulakis, F Galletti, F Galletti, G Mancia, H Itani, H Zhang, Hossam M. Draz, J Feber, J Liu, JD Fowler, JE Hall, JM do Carmo, JV Patel, K Ohashi, KF Adams, Khalid M. Alkharfy, L Alhyas, LE Bautista, Lotfi S. Bindahman, M Adamczak, M Carlyle, M Hernandez-Presa, M Pruijm, M Tohidi, M Vlasova, MA Al-Homrany, Majed S. Alokail, MY Baden, N Al-Daghri, Nasser M. Al-Daghri, NM Al-Daghri, NS Kalupahana, Omar S. Al-Attas, Philip G. McTernan, R Fogari, R Summer, RT Sabo, S Sriramula, S Yasue, Sobhy Yakout, T Wago, TA Kotchen, Tahia H. Saleem, X Gao, Y Deng, Y Takeshita   +63 more
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