Estimated pulse wave velocity as an integrated hemodynamic risk indicator in obese women with gestational hypertension: A cross-sectional study.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with increased cardiovascular risk and arterial remodeling, further complicated by obesity. While carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity remains the gol...

Maternal Hypertension, Diabetes, and Preterm Birth Risk Among Infants With Trisomy 21 in Texas, 1999-2018.

BACKGROUND: The preterm birth rate among infants with trisomy 21 is more than twice the rate among the general population. Maternal hypertension and diabetes are established risk factors for preterm b...

Associations of Reproductive Factors With Hypertension Prevalence and Blood Pressure Levels in Female Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Female nurses face unique health challenges due to pregnancy and physiological factors, yet the association between reproductive factors and blood pressure remains debated. This cross-sectional study ...

Rising Comorbid Alzheimer's and Hypertension Mortality in Older Adults in the United States: Trends and Disparities From a 21-Year CDC WONDER Analysis (1999-2019).

Hypertension, affecting nearly half of US adults, is a significant modifiable risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), the fifth leading cause of death among Americans aged 65 and older. Hypertension...

Preconception Blood Pressure and Sex of the Baby: A Large Prospective Cohort Study in China.

A recent study suggested an increase in male births associated with maternal preconception high blood pressure. Our objective was to examine this association. Data were obtained from the China-US Coll...

Association Between Body Roundness Index and Periodontitis in Adults With Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study.

OBJECTIVES: The association between body roundness index (BRI) and periodontitis among US adults with hypertension remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between BRI and per...

Impact of Thermodilution on Indexed Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Calculations in Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

BACKGROUND: Accurate assessment of pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRi) is essential for the diagnosis and management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). PVRi depends on pulmonary blood fl...

Methylation in the TAC1 Gene Promoter Is Associated with the Transition from Acute Pulmonary Embolism to Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension.

Emerging evidence suggests that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation may be linked to progression from acute pulmonary embolism (APE) to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), espec...

Rethinking Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Body Composition: A 3-Year Prospective Observational Study in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Arterial Hypertension.

Background/Objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and arterial hypertension (AH) frequently coexist and are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney disease. Althoug...

Genetic evidence linking circadian rhythm genes and hypertension: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study.

ObjectivesCircadian rhythms regulate human health, and observational studies have linked their disruption to hypertension; however, confounding factors and reverse causality limit causal interpretatio...

Durability of Blood Pressure Reduction After Renal Denervation in Resistant Hypertension: Mid-Term Real-World Outcomes From Kuwait.

Renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) has demonstrated blood pressure-lowering efficacy in randomized trials; however, long-term real-world data on durability and safety beyond the first year, particula...

Performance of Primary Aldosteronism Screening Tests Before Washout of Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers: An Exploratory Retrospective Study.

This retrospective cohort study preliminarily investigated the feasibility of implementing primary aldosteronism (PA) screening without discontinuing dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (DHP-CCBs...

A Case Report of Myocardial Infarction Complicated With Blood Pressure Fluctuations Caused by Pheochromocytoma.

Pheochromocytoma typically presents with sustained or paroxysmal hypertension, but initial manifestation as acute non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is rare. Peri-procedural hemod...

Ginger Supplementation and Blood Pressure in Adults: A GRADE-Based Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Ginger (Zingiber officinale L.) contains bioactive compounds with vasodilatory properties that may benefit blood pressure (BP) regulation. However, findings from studies remain inc...

Association Between Sleep Duration and Hypertension Development in Women: A Meta-Analysis.

This study examined the association between females' sleep duration and the development of hypertension (HTN). Searches were conducted in Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, VIP, a...

Screening performance of community-based assessment checklist compared with point of care screening tests to identify high-risk individuals for diabetes and hypertension in urban Mysore, India.

Background and objectives This study validates the discriminative ability of a community-based assessment checklist (CBAC) compared with other point-of-care tools for community screening to identify i...

Community health worker-led interventions for cardio-metabolic diseases in India: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background and objectives Cardio-metabolic diseases are leading cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in India. Community health workers' (CHW) local proximity and contextual understanding e...

Hypertension Control Rates Before and After Implementation of a Multicomponent Quality Improvement Program in Medicare Beneficiaries Primarily of Hispanic Origin in a Large Health System in South Florida, 2011-2018.

Health care systems have a key role in improving hypertension control in large populations, a global challenge, through the implementation of modern multicomponent programs. The impact of such program...

Polygenic risk scores predict blood pressure changes independent of dietary intervention: a secondary analysis of the NUPRESS trial.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate whether genetic variability, assessed through polygenic risk scores (PRSs), predicts blood pressure (BP) changes in individuals with systemic arterial hyperten...

How Do Sleep Difficulties Interact With Anxiety, Depression and Health-Related Quality of Life in Pulmonary Hypertension?

Sleeping difficulties are prevalent among adults with pulmonary hypertension (PH), with most individuals studied to date reporting poor sleep. However, research investigating the impact of sleep on ps...