Association between body mass index and hypertension subtypes in Indian and United States adults
Indian Heart Journal, 2020 The purpose of this cross-sectional, secondary analysis was to determine the association between BMI & lipids and hypertension subtype in U.S. and Indian adults.
Aayush Visaria, David Lo
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A study of serum Vitamin D level and its association with hypertension
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2018 Background: Evidence suggests that low levels of Vitamin D may adversely affect the cardiovascular (CV) system. Several studies have been done regarding the relation and possible causative role of Vitamin D in CV disorders and its well-known risk factors;
Arnab Kar, Sumana Datta
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021 Background Hypertension among young adults is common. However, the effect of isolated systolic hypertension (ISH), isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH), or systolic and diastolic hypertension (SDH) among young adults on chronic kidney disease (CKD ...
Eun Hui Bae +8 more
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Echocardiography during submaximal isometric exercise in children with repaired coarctation of the aorta compared with controls [PDF]
, 2019 Objective Patients with repaired coarctation (RCoA) remain at higher risk of cardiac dysfunction, initially often only detected during exercise. In this study, haemodynamics of isometric handgrip (HG) and bicycle ergometry (BE) were compared in patients ...
Bové, Thierry +6 more
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Onset of experimental severe cardiac fibrosis is mediated by overexpression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 [PDF]
, 2009 Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2 is a recently identified homologue of ACE. There is great interest in the therapeutic benefit for ACE2 overexpression in the heart.
Allen, James M. +12 more
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Echocardiography combined with cardiopulmonary exercise testing for the prediction of outcome in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Right ventricular (RV) function is a major determinant of exercise intolerance and outcome in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). The aim of the study was to evaluate the incremental prognostic value of echocardiography of the
Badagliacca, Roberto +11 more
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Hypertension guidelines: is it time to reappraise blood pressure thresholds and targets? [PDF]
, 2016 No abstract ...
Dominiczak, Anna F., Touyz, Rhian M.
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Gender differences in cardiac left ventricular mass and function: clinical and experimental observations [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate gender-associated impact on left ventricular mass (LVM) and on left ventricular function (LVF) in humans and rats with aging. Methods: Myocyte area and collagen volume fraction (CVF) were studied in rats.
Aiello, Ernesto Alejandro +5 more
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International Journal of Public Health, 2023 Objectives: To assess the associations of the triglyceride and glucose (TyG) index with hypertension stages, phenotypes, and their progressions.Methods: The data originated from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.
Shiyi Shan +12 more
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Assessment of biventricular function by three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in adolescents and young adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection. a pilot study. [PDF]
, 2019 Background. The purpose of the study was to assess biventricular parameters of wall deformation with three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (3DSTE) in adolescents and young adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) on ...
Ajassa, Camilla +12 more
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