Hypertension is a common cardiovascular risk factor leading to heart failure (HF), coronary
artery disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease and chronic renal insufficiency …

Hypertension (HTN) is a common cardiovascular risk factor leading to heart failure (HF),
coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, peripheral artery disease and chronic renal failure …

The interlead variation in QT length on a standard electrocardiograph reflects regional
repolarization differences in the heart. To investigate the association between this interlead …

In this report, some of the underlying pathophysiological alterations associated with the
independent risk from hypertensive heart disease and left ventricular hypertrophy are …

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term prognostic role of
asymptomatic ventricular arrhythmias in original Framingham Heart Study subjects and …

Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) has been recorded in a wide range of
conditions, from apparently healthy individuals to patients with significant heart disease. In …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a frequent condition whose deleterious effects on the
cardiovascular system are often underestimated. MetS is nowadays considered a real …

More than 400,000 Americans die suddenly each year from sustained ventricular
tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. Most have coronary artery disease and left ventricular …

Blood pressure (BP) varies according to cycles characterized by a reduction during sleep
and an increase on awakening. The nighttime decrease is absent or blunted in some …

The high incidence of arrhythmias in compensated cardiac hypertrophy is related to two
independently regulated components—fibrosis and the adaptational phenotypic changes in …