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Risk factors for prehypertension and their interactive effect: a cross- sectional survey in China

open access: yesBMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2018
Background Individuals with prehypertension are at higher risk of developing hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, while the interaction between factors may aggravate prehypertension risk.
Jian Song   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prehypertension: A necessity !!! [PDF]

open access: yesMedical Journal Armed Forces India, 2005
We read with concern the letter JNC VII creates a new “hypertensive” category in MJAFI 2005; 61: 98[1]. The letter dwells on the “fashioning” of a new category termed prehypertension” including individuals with BP 120-139 and /or 80-89 mm Hg by JNC VII [2]. The author has sought to “create” a controversy where none exists. More importantly it sows
Fmh, Ahmad, N, Sharma, S P, Sharma
openaire   +2 more sources

Cugini's syndrome: its clinical history and diagnosis

open access: yesAnnali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2013
INTRODUCTION: This article deals with the description and diagnosis of a new nosographic syndrome, which received the eponym of "Cugini's syndrome" by the name of the Author who discovered its clinical picture.
Laura Gasbarrone
doaj   +1 more source

Association of cardiovascular risk factor clustering and prehypertension among adults:Results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study baseline

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2020
Background: Prehypertension is common in China, but its causes and associated factors have not been well studied. This study aimed to examine the age and gender-specific associations between CVD risk factor clustering and prehypertension among adults in ...
Liya Tang   +4 more
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The effect of uric acid and urinary sodium excretion on prehypertension: a nationwide population-based study

open access: yesBMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020
Background This study examined the effect of serum uric acid (SUA) level and urinary sodium excretion on blood pressure as well as their combined effect on prehypertension in a Korean population.
Shina Lee, Kyu Bok Choi, Seung-Jung Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Management of Prehypertension [PDF]

open access: yesHypertension, 2005
A 58-year-old woman is evaluated by her primary care physician, her gynecologist, or at employee health. On 2 separate occasions, duplicate seated blood pressure (BP) measurements average 132/84 mm Hg. She is informed that she has “prehypertension.” At her last check-up in 2002, she had a similar reading but was told she had normal BP. The BP category
openaire   +2 more sources

Is early and fast blood pressure control important in hypertension management? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Control of blood pressure (BP) in hypertension is recognized as a key measure in the management of cardiovascular (CV) risk and is a cornerstone of preventive strategies. It is not defined, however, whether an initiation of the antihypertensive treatment
Gallo, Giovanna   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Differences in prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in children and adolescents in the eastern, central and western regions of China from 1991-2011 and the associated risk factors.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
The present study aimed to estimate the differences in rates of prehypertension and hypertension in children and adolescents among three regions with different socioeconomic status in China, and explore the corresponding risk factors associated with ...
Zhaoyang Fan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age- and sex- specific all-cause mortality risk greatest in metabolic syndrome combinations with elevated blood pressure from 7 U.S. cohorts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background The association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and all-cause mortality is well established but it is unclear if there are differences in mortality risk among the 32 possible MetS combinations.
Blair, Steven N.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Cardio-metabolic risk factors and prehypertension in persons without diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
10.1186/1471-2458-13-730BMC Public ...
A Onat   +40 more
core   +2 more sources

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