Blood pressure phenotypes and hypertension-associated cardiac damage.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to characterize hypertension-associated cardiac damage in the blood pressure (BP) phenotypes sustained normotension (SNT), white coat hypertension (WCHT), masked ...

Nighttime blood pressure versus non-dipping for predicting asymptomatic organ damage in young individuals.

BACKGROUND: Circadian blood pressure (BP) phenotypes are associated with cardiovascular risk, though understudied in youth. This study in young individuals investigated the association of nighttime BP...

Wearable wrist-watch type cuff oscillometric blood pressure monitors: consensus statement by the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on blood pressure monitoring.

Wearable wristwatch-type cuff oscillometric blood pressure (BP) monitors represent a new category of BP devices and are the first wearable monitors to use established cuff-oscillometric BP measurement...

Theoretical foundations of bloodletting therapy for primary hypertension in the southern school of Tibetan medicine: insights from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau medical theory.

Primary hypertension (PH) remains a significant contributor to global morbidity and mortality. While contemporary biomedical treatments are widely utilized, traditional medical systems such as Tibetan...

Re: Aerobic Exercise Plus Hypocaloric Diet on Serum Leptin Concentrations in Adults With Primary Hypertension and Overweight/Obesity: Results From the EXERDIET-HTA Trial.

This correspondence addresses the EXERDIET-HTA substudy by Aparicio and colleagues, which concludes that 16 weeks of aerobic exercise plus a hypocaloric DASH diet reduced serum leptin more than diet w...

Role of microbial metabolites in the pathogenesis of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: From short‑chain fatty acids to tryptophan metabolites (Review).

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity worldwide, and their pathogenesis involves complex interactions among vascular dysfunction, placental ...

The onset of hypertension in metabolic syndrome is independent of renal sympathetic innervation.

Increased sympathetic tone and hypertension are hallmarks of metabolic syndrome and contribute to chronic kidney disease. Although renal sympathetic denervation transiently lowers blood pressure, its ...

Individualized vs Standard Blood Pressure Control During Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke: The DETERMINE Randomized Clinical Trial.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Current recommended blood pressure (BP) targets during mechanical thrombectomy (MT) rely on a one-size-fits-all approach aiming at preventing hypertension. The efficacy and ...

Epidemiological Transition of Renal Mortality in Chiapas (2000-2024): Autonomy of CKDu and the Rise of Hypertensive Nephropathy-A Time-Series Ecological Study.

AIM: Chronic kidney disease of non-traditional aetiology (CKDu) has been described in agricultural regions worldwide, yet its contribution to renal mortality in Mexico remains poorly characterised. Th...

Association of 10-year Cardiovascular Risk with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in a Population of Nigerian Hypertensives.

BACKGROUND: The pooled cohort equation (PCE) for predicting the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) has been utilised in Black populations to predict cardiovascular events. ...

Long-Term Persistence and Treatment Changes of Antihypertensive Therapy: A 5-Year Cohort Study.

AIM: To estimate persistence with antihypertensive therapy (AHT) and describe treatment changes and associated factors among persistent patients over 5 years. METHODS: We conducted a longitudinal coho...

Intensive blood pressure lowering after spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage for secondary stroke prevention (RECAP-ICH): a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Blood pressure-lowering treatment prevents stroke after spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage. However, there is uncertainty over the consistency of the effects across clinically relevant ...

Pharmacologic Options for Treatment and Prevention of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.

Hypertensive disorders affect 15% of US pregnancies, significantly contributing to maternal and neonatal morbidity. This paper explores the profound hemodynamic adaptations of pregnancy and how their ...

Anti-Müllerian Hormone and Metabolic-Hormonal Profiles in Women With and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Population-Based Study.

INTRODUCTION: Evidence regarding age-related variation in anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and its associations with hormonal and metabolic parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), healt...

Bioactive phytochemicals of jasmine oil and their role in managing hypertension: A combined clinical and in-silico study.

BACKGROUND: Jasmine oil massage has a thousand years of traditional history of curing and treating various ailments like hypertension, diabetes and muscle cramps without any sound pharmacological evid...

Stroke incidence trends and the role of chronic disease management in a universal health coverage system: a retrospective observational study in Macao, 2019-2024.

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the temporal trend of stroke incidence from 2019 to 2024 in Macao and evaluate its relationship with hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management within a un...

Disease-Related Etiologies of Nocturia: A Focused Literature Review.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Nocturia is a highly prevalent symptom that affects multiple aspects of health. However, it is often underrecognized and undertreated, leading to problems both within the genitourin...

Periodic limb movements of sleep and hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a hypothesis-generating analysis from a polysomnographic cohort.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is incompletely explained by intermittent hypoxia and respiratory events alone. Periodic limb movements of sleep (PLMS) induce repetitive noct...

Unveiling the Immune Mechanisms of Hypertension With Single-Cell Transcriptome-Wide Mendelian Randomization.

Immune dysregulation is closely implicated in hypertension pathogenesis, yet specific therapeutic targets are lacking. We integrated expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) for genes expressed in 1...

Sex differences in ambulatory blood pressure among patients referred for 24-hour monitoring: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

Few studies have addressed the differences between hypertensive women and men regarding the diagnosis and control of blood pressure (BP). Accordingly, we aimed to assess the possible discrepancies in ...