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R Pedrinelli

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An update on hypertensive emergencies and urgencies

2015

Severe acute arterial hypertension is usually defined as 'hypertensive crisis', although 'hypertensive emergencies' or 'hypertensive urgencies', as suggested by the Joint National Committee and the European Society of Hypertension, have completely different diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The prevalence and demographics of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies have changed over the last four decades, but hypertensive emergencies and urgencies are still associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Different scientific societies have repeatedly produced up-to-date guidelines; however, the treatment of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies is still inappropriate, with potentia…

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Task force on 'Early markers of atherosclerosis: influence of age and sex'

2013

Atherosclerosis and its complications are the most important causes of death all over the world, especially in Western countries. Diet habits, modern stress life, smoking, sedentary way of life and an involvement of genetic pattern of individuals lead to a sure degeneration of quality of life increasing the risk of atherosclerosis development. For this reason, the main purpose of actual medicine is to identify all the markers that could allow the physicians to evaluate the first moments of the development of this dangerous pathological process. The aim is to reduce the speed of its evolution, trying to delay indefinitely the risk coming from the morphological alterations of the vessels. 'En…

MaleTime FactorsCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessSex FactorsVascular StiffnessPredictive Value of TestsRisk FactorsHumansAorta AbdominalEarly markers of atherosclerosis age sexAge FactorsbiomarkersGenderatherosclerosis; gender differencesPrognosisSettore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato CardiovascolareVasodilationEarly Diagnosisatherosclerosis; biomarkers; Gender; ageingageingDisease ProgressionFemaleEndothelium VascularatherosclerosisDilatation Pathologic
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