Should pre-hypertension be treated?

H Kanegae, T Oikawa, K Kario - Current hypertension reports, 2017 - Springer
Hypertension is an important preventable risk factor for disease and death worldwide. In
light of the world's population growth and aging, hypertension is a global public health issue …

Relation of variability of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure to events in patients with previous myocardial infarction from the IDEAL trial

S Bangalore, R Fayyad, FH Messerli, R Laskey… - The American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In patients with previous myocardial infarction (MI), aggressive hypertension control and low-
density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction are important secondary prevention …

Which blood pressure measurement, systolic or diastolic, better predicts future hypertension in normotensive young adults?

H Kanegae, T Oikawa, Y Okawara… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of age‐related differences in blood pressure (BP) components on new‐onset
hypertension is not known. A follow‐up examination of 93 303 normotensive individuals …

Relative and combined prognostic importance of on-treatment mean and visit-to-visit blood pressure variability in ONTARGET and TRANSCEND patients

G Mancia, H Schumacher, M Böhm, J Redon… - …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
In 28 790 patients recruited for the ONTARGET (Ongoing Treatment Alone and in
Combination With Ramipril Global End Point Trials) and TRANSCEND (Telmisartan …

Arterial pressure lability is improved by sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

T Yoshikawa, T Kishi, K Shinohara, K Takesue… - Hypertension …, 2017 - nature.com
To prevent cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), it is essential to
reduce arterial pressure (AP). Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) prevents …

Effect of inter-individual blood pressure variability on the progression of atherosclerosis in carotid and coronary arteries: a post hoc analysis of the NORMALISE and …

JS Kim, S Park, P Yan, BW Jeffers… - European Heart …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims To investigate the relationship between visit-to-visit blood pressure variability (BPV)
and the progression of both carotid and coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods and results …

Association of blood pressure variability with orthostatic intolerance symptoms

JS Sunwoo, TW Yang, DY Kim, JA Lim, TJ Kim… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The short-term blood pressure variability (BPV) reflects autonomic regulatory mechanisms.
However, the influence of BPV in orthostatic intolerance (OI) is unknown. Herein, we …

Visit-to-visit variability of blood pressure and risk of stroke: results of the Kailuan cohort study

H Dai, Y Lu, L Song, X Tang, Y Li, R Chen, A Luo… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Uncertainty persists regarding the need to address blood pressure (BP) variability in the
general population to reduce the heavy burden of stroke. In this cohort study, we …

Visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability and cardiovascular outcomes: new data from a real-world Korean Population

E Cavarretta, G Frati, S Sciarretta - American Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Hypertension is a major independent risk factor worldwide for adverse fatal or nonfatal
cardiovascular (CV) events, such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart failure. Each …

[HTML][HTML] Effects and mechanisms of radiofrequency ablation of renal sympathetic nerve on anti-hypertension in canine

W Chen, X Tang, X Yang, C Weng, K Yang… - Arquivos Brasileiros …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Background: Radiofrequency ablation of renal sympathetic nerve (RDN) shows effective BP
reduction in hypertensive patients while the specific mechanisms remain unclear. Objective …