Background Self-monitoring of blood pressure (BP) appears to reduce BP in hypertension
but important questions remain regarding effective implementation and which groups may …

Lactose intolerance refers to symptoms related to the consumption of lactose-containing
dairy foods, which are the most common source for this disaccharide. While four causes are …

Document Reviewers: Luis Alcocer (Mexico), Christina Antza (Greece), Mustafa Arici
(Turkey), Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil), Adel Berbari (Lebanon), Luıs Bronze (Portugal), John …

Background Antihypertensive medicines are effective in reducing adverse cardiovascular
events. Our aim was to compare hypertension awareness, treatment, and control, and how …

Regular physical activity (PA) reduces the blood pressure (BP) of individuals with
hypertension. The present review analysed the scientific evidence for the BP lowering effect …

Borg's rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is a widely used psycho-physical tool to assess
subjective perception of effort during exercise. We evaluated the association between Borg's …

BACKGROUND: Activation of renal sympathetic nerves is key to pathogenesis of essential
hypertension. We aimed to assess effectiveness and safety of catheter-based renal …

Background Data for trends in blood pressure are needed to understand the effects of its
dietary, lifestyle, and pharmacological determinants; set intervention priorities; and evaluate …

Objective: To determine prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and
the 24-h sodium excretion (24h-UNa) in the Portuguese adult population and to examine …

Two or more antihypertensive agents are increasingly used to control blood pressure (BP) in
hypertensive patients. However, it is unclear whether fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) of 2 …