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2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
Because of new evidence on several diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of hypertension, the present guidelines differ in many respects from the previous ones. Some of the most important differences are listed below: 1.
G. Mancia+24 more
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Hypertension-induced cognitive impairment: from pathophysiology to public health
Hypertension affects two-thirds of people aged >60 years and significantly increases the risk of both vascular cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Hypertension compromises the structural and functional integrity of the cerebral microcirculation,
Z. Ungvari+6 more
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Clinical and molecular genetic features of pulmonary hypertension in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Most patients with familial primary pulmonary hypertension have defects in the gene for bone morphogenetic protein receptor II (BMPR2), a member of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) superfamily of receptors. Because patients with
Alessandra Manes+25 more
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Urinary Podocyte Excretion Predicts Urinary Protein Selectivity and Renal Prognosis
Background. Urinary podocyte excretion is related to a reduction in glomerular podocyte numbers, glomerulosclerosis, and urinary protein selectivity.
Makoto Abe+4 more
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Vascular biology of ageing—implications in hypertension [PDF]
Ageing is associated with functional, structural and mechanical changes in arteries that closely resemble the vascular alterations in hypertension. Characteristic features of large and small arteries that occur with ageing and during the development of ...
Harvey, Adam+2 more
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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+11 more
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Background Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) is a risk factor for ischemic and hypertensive kidney disease (HKD) for which autologous mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) appears to be a promising therapy.
Busra Isik+17 more
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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+7 more
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Prospective study of the association between sleep-disordered breathing and hypertension.
BACKGROUND Sleep-disordered breathing is prevalent in the general population and has been linked to chronically elevated blood pressure in cross-sectional epidemiologic studies.
P. Peppard+3 more
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Sex Differences in the Prevalence, Outcomes and Management of Hypertension
To review recent data on sex differences in the prevalence, outcomes and management of hypertension. Although hypertension is overall more common in males, females experience a much sharper incline in blood pressure from the third decade of life and ...
Paul J. Connelly, G. Currie, C. Delles
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