[HTML][HTML] Hypertension and depression

AZ Scalco, MZ Scalco, JBS Azul, F Lotufo Neto - Clinics, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
Despite the high prevalence of depression and hypertension, the relationship between the
two diseases has received little attention. This paper reviews the epidemiological …

The role of sex and gender in hypertension

Z Azizi, P Alipour, V Raparelli, CM Norris… - Journal of human …, 2023 - nature.com
Hypertension (HTN) is a critical primary modifiable risk factor for the development of
cardiovascular diseases, with recognized sex-based differences. While sex refers to one's …

Reduced risk factors for vascular disorders in Parkinson disease patients: a case-control study

G Scigliano, M Musicco, P Soliveri, I Piccolo… - Stroke, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Sympathetic hyperactivity is a contributing cause of vascular
disorders because it increases blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood lipids. Pervasive …

Sympathoadrenal stress reactivity is a predictor of future blood pressure: an 18-year follow-up study

A Flaa, IK Eide, SE Kjeldsen, M Rostrup - Hypertension, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
In the present study we hypothesized that arterial catecholamine concentrations during rest
and 2 laboratory stress tests were independent predictors of blood pressure at an 18-year …

β2- and β3-Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphisms Are Related to the Onset of Weight Gain and Blood Pressure Elevation Over 5 Years

K Masuo, T Katsuya, Y Fu, H Rakugi, T Ogihara… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The genes responsible for obesity are candidate genes for obesity-related
diseases, such as hypertension. Functional polymorphisms in the β2-and β3-adrenergic …

The effects of exercise and training on human cardiovascular reflex control

SE O'Sullivan, C Bell - Journal of the autonomic nervous system, 2000 - Elsevier
During physical activity, there is a graded withdrawal of vagal cardiac tone and a graded
increase in sympathetic cardiac and vasomotor tone, initiated through both central command …

Morning blood pressure peak, QT intervals, and sympathetic activity in hypertensive patients

R Marfella, P Gualdiero, M Siniscalchi, C Carusone… - …, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
We investigated the relation between morning blood pressure (BP) variations, sympathetic
activity, and QT intervals in 156 never-treated subjects with essential hypertension and …

Neurogenic hypertension: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management

SJ Mann - Clinical Autonomic Research, 2018 - Springer
Discussions about the cause and treatment of essential hypertension usually focus on
mechanisms such as sodium/volume and the renin–angiotensin system. Less often …

Centrally acting antihypertensive agents: an update

DA Sica - The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Centrally acting agents stimulate α2 receptors and/or imadozoline receptors on adrenergic
neurons situated within the rostral ventrolateral medulla and, in so doing, sympathetic …

The impact on dentistry of recent advances in the management of hypertension

JW Little - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral …, 2000 - Elsevier
Dentistry has played an important role in the detection of patients with hypertension. Patients
found to have high blood pressure at or beyond defined levels should be referred for a …