Search results for "Tension"

Clinical and research aspects of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children.

2004

The treatment of portal hypertension: a meta-analytic review.

1995

24-hour Ambulatory BP Monitoring and Home BP Measurements in Resistant Hypertension

2013

Out-of-office BP measurements, ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM), and self-BP measurement play an important role in the evaluation of resistant hypertension. In fact 24 h ABPM has been considered mandatory at the time to evaluate resistant hypertension from the beginning of clinical use. Furthermore, clinical research has expanded the potential role of out-of-office measurements not only to the initial evaluation of resistant hypertension but also to refine cardiovascular and renal risk stratification and for a better follow-up. The widespread use of self-BP measurement at home introduced a new tool to properly assess out-of-office BP, and it has also been recommended in these patients althou…

Efficacy of combination therapy with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and calcium channel blocker in hypertension.

2012

There are few clinical trials that provide evidence to support the hypothesis that combined therapies offer a favorable risk-benefit ratio in the reduction of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Combined therapies containing an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) with a calcium channel blocker (CCB) is one of the recommended combinations in the reappraisal of the European Society of Hypertension.The authors have performed a systematic review of the available clinical evidence on the use of combined therapies containing an ACEI with a CCB versus other combinations in the management of arterial hypertension (HT) and in the reduction of cardiovascular morbidity/mortality, accord…

Coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with diabetes, hypertension and metabolic syndrome

2015

Hypertension is strongly associated with false-positive bicycle exercise stress echocardiography testing results

2016

Exercise echocardiography is a reliable routine test in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. However, in ∼15% of all patients, stress echocardiography leads to false-positive stress echocardiography results. We aimed to investigate the impact of hypertension on stress echocardiographic results.We performed a retrospective study of patients with suspected or known stable coronary artery disease who underwent a bicycle exercise stress echocardiography. Patients with false-positive stress results were compared with those with appropriate results.126 patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease were included in this retrospective study. 23 patients showed false-…

Handgrip Strength Cannot Be Assumed a Proxy for Overall Muscle Strength

2018

OBJECTIVES: Dynapenia, low muscle strength, is predictive for negative health outcomes and is usually expressed as handgrip strength (HGS). Whether HGS can be a proxy for overall muscle strength and whether this depends on age and health status is controversial. This study assessed the agreement between HGS and knee extension strength (KES) in populations differing in age and health status.DESIGN: Data were retrieved from 5 cohorts.SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Community, geriatric outpatient clinics, and a hospital. Five cohorts (960 individuals, 49.8% male) encompassing healthy young and older individuals, geriatric outpatients, and older individuals post hip fracture were included.MEASURES: …

The REDHY Study: Prevalence of Decreased Renal Function in Uncomplicated Essential Hypertension

2007

May Measurement Month 2019 : an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Poland

2021

Abstract May Measurement Month 2019 is the third edition of a global initiative organized by the International Society of Hypertension aimed at raising awareness of hypertension and the need for blood pressure (BP) screening. We present data analysis from Poland. To evaluate the potential of opportunistic BP measurements as a tool for cardiovascular disease prevention programmes. To collect new country data for further annual comparisons. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was carried out in 201 sites in May 2019. BP was measured in 7072 subjects (mean age: 54 ± 15 years; 62.3% females). After multiple imputation, the age- and sex-standardized systolic BP (SBP) a…

May Measurement Month 2018 : an analysis of blood pressure screening campaign results from Poland

2020

Abstract Hypertension remains the most important cardiovascular risk factor in Poland. May Measurement Month is a global initiative organized by the International Society of Hypertension aimed at raising awareness of hypertension and the need for blood pressure (BP) screening and demonstrating the potential of the opportunistic BP measurements. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was carried out in 146 sites in May 2018. Blood pressure was measured in 6450 subjects (mean age: 41 ± 15 years; 59% females). After multiple imputation, the age and sex standardized systolic and diastolic BP was 126.7/78.4 mmHg in the whole analysed group, 132.8/81.3 mmHg in subjects tak…