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Francesca Incalcaterra
Relationships between glomerular filtration rate and left ventricular mass in uncomplicated essential hypertension
Nell'ipertensione arteriosa essenziale lo stress ossidativo si associa con l'attivazione endoteliale e l'infiammazione
Indice ambulatoriale di rigidità arteriosa e filtrazione glomerulare nell’ipertensione arteriosa essenziale
Il controllo pressorio nell’insufficienza renale cronica: valutazione mediante monitoraggio ambulatorio (ABPM).
Left ventricular hypertophy in overweight and obese hypertensives patients: impact of metabolic syndrome
Relationship between metabolic syndrome and left ventricular structure and function in subjects with isolated clinic hypertension
Infiammazione, stress ossidativo ed attivazione endoteliale: confronto tra pazienti uremici in trattamento sostitutivo e pazienti con insufficienza renale cronica in trattamento conservativo.
Relationship Between Ambulatory Artery Stiffness Index and Glomerular Filtration Rate in Essential Hypertension
Relazione tra la riduzione lieve-moderata della funzione renale e la massa ventricolare sinistra nell’ipertensione arteriosa.
Metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese hypertensives patients: impact on left ventricular mass.
Fetuina-A e Morbilità Cardiovascolare nell’Insufficienza Renale Cronica
Nell’ipertensione arteriosa associata ad obesità ed insulino-resistenza lo stress ossidativo non è influenzato dal metabolismo glucidico
Relazione tra massa ventricolare sinistra e insufficienza renale di grado lieve e moderato nell’ipertensione arteriosa
Relationship between total arterial compliance and metabolic syndrome in essential hypertensive subjects
Metabolic syndrome in subjects with white-coat hypertension: impact on left ventricular structure and function
Some reports have suggested that white-coat hypertension (WCH) is associated with some features of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). These metabolic disturbances, instead of WCH per se, may potentially explain the greater extent of end-organ damage sometimes observed in WCH subjects (WCHs) when compared to normotensive individuals (NTs). The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to compare left ventricular (LV) structure and function in three groups of subjects: WCHs with MetS, WCHs without MetS and NTs. A total of 145 WCHs, 35% of whom had MetS, were enrolled. As controls, 35 NTs were also studied. In all subjects, routine blood chemistry, echocardiographic examination and 24-h ambulat…
Impact of the metabolic syndrome on total arterial compliance in essential hypertension patients.
The aim of the study was to cross-sectionally analyze, in a group of essential hypertension patients without diabetes mellitus, the influence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) on the stroke volume index to pulse pressure (SVi/PP) ratio, a measure of total arterial compliance. A total of 528 essential hypertension patients, aged 18 to 72 years, free from cardiovascular and renal disease (41% of whom had MS) were enrolled. All participants underwent routine blood chemistry, echocardiographic examination, and 3 blood pressure measurements at the end of echocardiographic examination. When compared with participants who did not have MS, hypertensive patients with MS exhibited lower SVi/PP ratio (0.…
In renal transplanted patients inflammation and oxidative stress are interrelated.
Introduction: The inflammatory state plays a well-documented role to cause oxidative stress, especially in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, wherein several cardiovascular risk factors are amplified by the coexistence of a microinflammatory state with increased oxidative stress. Methods: We measured serum concentrations of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α (8-iso-PGF2α-in vivo oxidative stress marker) in 15 chronic renal failure (CRF) and 15 transplant patients versus 15 healthy controls. Exclusion criteria were: age 65 years as well as a diagnosis of diabetes or cardiovascular diseases. We evaluated systolic (SBP) and …
Inverse relationships between glomerular filtration rate and left ventricular mass in uncomplicated essential hypertension.
Comparazione dei promotori dell’aterosclerosi in pazienti nefropatici in terapia conservativa e dialitica
Left Ventricular Remodelling Conditions Left Atrial Volume and Function In Hypertensive Patients? Evaluation in RT3D Echocardiography
Impact of metabolic syndrome on left ventricular mass in overweight and obese hypertensive subjects
BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (MS) has been associated with an increased left ventricular (LV) mass in recent reports. Little is known about the association of MS with LV mass (LVM) in overweight and obese individuals. The aim of our study was to investigate the relation between MS and LVM in a population of overweight and obese hypertensive subjects. METHODS: 289 non-diabetic essential hypertensives with a body mass index >25 kg/m2, were enrolled. In all subjects routine blood chemistry, echocardiographic examination and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were performed. RESULTS: In the group of overweight patients, participants with MS (n=58), when compared to those without it (n=…
Oxidant stress and endothelial activation in hypertensive patients with and without left ventricular hypertrophy
Vitamina D e biomarcatori di attivazione endoteliale e di infiammazione nell'ipertensione arteriosa essenziale
Left ventricular hypertrophy in overweight and obese hypertensive patients: impact of metabolic syndrome
Relationships between metabolic syndrome and steady and pulsatile components of clinic and 24-h blood pressure
Relationship of Metabolic Syndrome With Pulse Pressure in Patients With Essential Hypertension
BACKGROUND: Pulse pressure is largely dependent on arterial stiffness. Recent studies have documented reduced large artery compliance in nondiabetic subjects with metabolic syndrome (MS). The aim of our study was to analyze, in a group of patients with essential hypertension and without diabetes mellitus, the influence of MS on clinic and 24-h pulse pressures. METHODS: A total of 528 hypertensive subjects, aged 18 to 72 years, who were free of cardiovascular and renal diseases were enrolled. Of the subjects, 41% had MS. In all subjects routine blood chemistry, echocardiographic examination, and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were performed. RESULTS: When compared with subjects wi…
Inverse Relationship Between Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index and Glomerular Filtration Rate in Arterial Hypertension
BACKGROUND: Arterial stiffness and mild-to-moderate renal dysfunction are predictors of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Recently, the ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) has been proposed as a surrogate index of arterial stiffness. It has been associated with an enhanced risk of stroke. The aim of our study was to assess the relationship between AASI and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in a group of hypertensive patients with no CV complications. METHODS: A total of 143 untreated hypertensive subjects (mean age: 44 +/- 12 years; men 57%), with serum creatinine <1.5 mg/dl, were enrolled. AASI was calculated as one minus the regression slope of diastolic on systolic blood…
Metabolic syndrome and cardiac morphofunctional changes in subjects with white-coat hypertension
Valutazione dello stress ossidativo in pazienti ipertesi sottoposti a trapianto renale
Different Morning Blood Pressure Increases are Associated to a Diverse Microvascular Damage
Subclinical atherosclerosis and fetuin-A plasma levels in essential hypertensive patients
The intima-media thickness (IMT) is considered as a surrogate marker for atherosclerotic disease. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship of carotid IMT with fetuin-A in patients with essential hypertension (EH) and normal renal function. The plasma levels of fetuin-A, interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and the biomarker of oxidative stress 8-iso-PGF2alpha were assayed in samples from 105 untreated EH patients. Carotid IMT measurements were also performed. EH was studied overall and after dividing in EH with IMT ≥ and 0.9 mm (AUC (area under the curve) 0.738, P<0.0001). Our results suggest that in EH, fetuin-A is associated with the IMT independently of oxid…