The optimal dose of brisk walking for improving blood pressure in hypertensive patients: a systematic review and bayesian meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide. Brisk walking is regarded as a safe and effective exercise modality for blood pressure reduction; however, its optimal ex...

The SGK1/ENaC axis in renal injury during salt-sensitive hypertension: from sodium sensing to inflammation.

Salt-sensitive hypertension (SSHT) is commonly framed as a disorder of renal sodium transport and vascular dysfunction. Yet increasing evidence indicates that immune cells also detect sodium excess an...

Improving Hypertension in Rural Georgia: A Team-Based Quality Improvement Initiative.

A federally qualified health center in rural Georgia implemented an evidence-based hypertension management protocol to improve hypertension outcomes for patients. The initiative led to significant red...

Comparing the Documentation of Phosphatidylethanol and Alcohol History in Hypertension Management in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction/ObjectivesHazardous alcohol use is a modifiable risk factor for hypertension, yet it is often underrecognized in primary care, and the role of Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) testing in docume...

The effectiveness of motivational interviewing on self-management in older adults with hypertension and frailty: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Frailty and hypertension frequently coexist in older adults, posing substantial challenges to self-management and increasing the risk of adverse outcomes. Standard health education has sho...

[Survey of Pharmaceutical Interventions in Outpatient Cancer Chemotherapy].

In recent years, cancer chemotherapy has been administered in an outpatient setting; therefore, patient self-management of adverse events is an important issue. Pharmaceutical interventions were perfo...

Pre-pregnancy evaluation of essential hypertensive women with poor obstetric history.

OBJECTIVE: Essential hypertension is linked to increased maternal and perinatal risks. The aim of this study was to assess women with essential hypertension and poor obstetric history before conceptio...

Impact of physical activity associated with bariatric surgery on systemic arterial hypertension control: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a highly prevalent condition frequently associated with systemic arterial hypertension (SAH). Bariatric surgery (BS) is an effective strategy for weight loss and has been shown ...

Intensive blood pressure control in type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

BACKGROUND: Although guidelines recommend lower blood pressure targets for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) remains inconsistent regarding the bal...

The triglyceride-glucose-waist-to-height ratio is the strongest predictor of reduced kidney function in elderly hypertensive patients.

BACKGROUND: The triglyceride-glucose index (TyG) and its derivatives, such as the TyG-waist-to-height ratio (TyG-WHtR), provide reliable surrogate measures for estimating insulin resistance (IR). Thei...

Assessment of Renal Changes in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome with Particular Emphasis on Kidney Size, Function, and Blood Pressure Control.

INTRODUCTION: Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a genetically heterogeneous ciliopathy characterized by obesity, retinal dystrophy, cognitive impairment, hypogonadism, and congenital renal anomalies, whi...

Integrated Mindfulness and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Cardiopulmonary Performance and Psychological Stress in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) combined with cardiopulmonary rehabilitation (CR) training on cardiopulmonary function, oxygen delivery efficiency, a...

Trends and socioeconomic-spatial inequalities in hypertension among Muslim women in India, 2015-2021: evidence from the National Family Health Surveys.

INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is a growing public health concern in India, but little is known about how socioeconomic and spatial inequalities shape hypertension risk within religious minority populatio...

Gut dysbiosis and systemic inflammation in elderly hypertensive patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

INTRODUCTION: Gut microbial dysbiosis has been linked to both high blood pressure and neurodegeneration, but its involvement in hypertensive patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) has...

Determinants of Digital Health Literacy Among Hypertensive Adults: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

OBJECTIVE: Digital health literacy (DHL) is a critical component for the effective self-management and secondary prevention of hypertension. However, the multi-level determinants of DHL in community s...

Potentials, barriers, and strategies for integrating tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension case management: A scoping review.

BACKGROUND: The coexistence of tuberculosis (TB) with other chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension, presents a growing challenge for efforts to end TB due to the complex int...

Predictors of complicated course of acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation in patients with obesity, overweight and normal body weight.

OBJECTIVE: Aim: The aim of the study was to clarify the influence of smoking and other risk factors (RFs) on the occurrence of complications in patients with normal body weight, overweight (OW) and ob...

Knowledge of Hypertension and Self-Blood Pressure Measurement Skills in Spain.

BackgroundHypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor that is insufficiently controlled. Management, which is challenging due to the asymptomatic nature of the disease and limited patient aware...

High systolic blood pressure and stroke: evidence from the NHANES 1999-2023 and global burden of disease 2021.

High systolic blood pressure (HSBP) is a major modifiable risk factor for stroke, but trends in disease burden and causal associations related to HSBP in the United States require further investigatio...

Family support mediates the relationship between medication adherence and quality of life among patients with hypertension in Ghana: A cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension poses significant challenges to quality of life globally. While medication adherence is essential for managing hypertension, psychosocial factors like family support may influ...