These pediatric hypertension guidelines are an update to the 2004 “Fourth Report on the
Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents.” …

Hypertension is common among patients with diabetes, with the prevalence depending on
type and duration of diabetes, age, sex, race/ethnicity, BMI, history of glycemic control, and …

Background: Despite being widely recognized as the most common form of secondary
hypertension, among the general hypertensive population the true prevalence of primary …

Worldwide, each year more than 7 million people experience myocardial infarction, in which
one-year mortality rates are now in the range of 10%, but vary with patient characteristics …

Hypertension, a global public health problem, is currently the leading factor in the global
burden of disease. It is the major modifiable risk factor for heart disease, stroke and kidney …

Hypertension Canada provides annually updated, evidence-based guidelines for the
diagnosis, assessment, prevention, and treatment of hypertension. This year, we introduce …

Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is the most devastating and disabling type of stroke.
Uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) is the most common cause of spontaneous ICH. Recent …

Background: Primary aldosteronism is recognized as a severe form of renin-independent
aldosteronism that results in excessive mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activation. Objective …

Pathophysiologically lower BPs results in less strain on the LV, and, thus, more aggressive
BP control may have benefits in terms of LV hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis, diastolic …

Background Carotid baroreflex activation lowers blood pressure and might have potential
application for the treatment of resistant hypertension. We did a proof-of-principle trial with a …