[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and the elderly: insights into pathogenesis and clinical decision-making

F Perrotta, G Corbi, G Mazzeo, M Boccia… - Aging clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
The elderly may represent a specific cluster of high-risk patients for developing COVID-19
with rapidly progressive clinical deterioration. Indeed, in older individuals …

Hypertension in older adults: Assessment, management, and challenges

E Oliveros, H Patel, S Kyung, S Fugar… - Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hypertension in older adults is related to adverse cardiovascular outcomes, such as heart
failure, stroke, myocardial infarction, and death. The global burden of hypertension is …

The immunology of hypertension

AE Norlander, MS Madhur, DG Harrison - Journal of Experimental …, 2018 - rupress.org
Although systemic hypertension affects a large proportion of the population, its etiology
remains poorly defined. Emerging evidence supports the concept that immune cells become …

Hypertension and diabetes mellitus as a predictive risk factors for stroke

A Alloubani, A Saleh, I Abdelhafiz - Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Stroke is becoming a major challenge in healthcare systems, and this has
necessitated the study of the various risk factors. As the number of people with hypertension …

Elastin and collagen fibre microstructure of the human aorta in ageing and disease: a review

A Tsamis, JT Krawiec, DA Vorp - Journal of the royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Aortic disease is a significant cause of death in developed countries. The most common
forms of aortic disease are aneurysm, dissection, atherosclerotic occlusion and ageing …

[HTML][HTML] Association of metabolic syndrome and its components with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the elderly: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

SY Ju, JY Lee, DH Kim - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
There is increasing evidence regarding the relationship between metabolic syndrome and
mortality. However, previous research examining metabolic syndrome and mortality in older …

Mental health problems and hypertension in the elderly: Review from the HOPE Asia Network

Y Turana, J Tengkawan, YC Chia, J Shin… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The “triple burden” of aging population, hypertension, and mental health problems making
elderly in Asia is more vulnerable. There is evidence of a bidirectional relationship between …

Relationship between focal and diffuse fibrosis assessed by CMR and clinical outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

P Kanagala, ASH Cheng, A Singh, JN Khan… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2019 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to assess the presence and extent of focal and diffuse fibrosis
in heart failure in patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) compared to …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in a rural black population of Mthatha Town, South Africa

JR Sharma, SE Mabhida, B Myers, T Apalata… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The occurrence of hypertension has been increasing alarmingly in both low
and middle-income countries. Despite acknowledging hypertension as the most common life …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in non-invasive blood pressure monitoring

X Quan, J Liu, T Roxlo, S Siddharth, W Leong, A Muir… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews recent advances in non-invasive blood pressure monitoring and
highlights the added value of a novel algorithm-based blood pressure sensor which uses …