Background Information is limited regarding the risk of cardiovascular disease in persons
with high-normal blood pressure (systolic pressure of 130 to 139 mm Hg, diastolic pressure …

Background and Purpose—The Joint National Committee on High Blood Pressure identified
a new category of blood pressure in adults termed prehypertension. Our objective was to …

We present prospective blood pressure (BP) and hear rate (HR) changes in smokers invited
to switch to e-cigarettes in the ECLAT study. BP and HR changes were compared among (1) …

Few prospective studies have examined the association between high-normal blood
pressure and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Asia. We examined the impact of high-normal …

Background—It is unclear whether impairment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic characteristics
is independent of systolic dysfunction. Methods and Results—To address this issue, 159 …

The guidelines of the Joint National Committee 7 from the USA on hypertension have unified
the normal and high-normal blood pressure categories into a single entity termed …

Systolic blood pressure (BP) of less than 140 mm Hg and diastolic BP of less than 90 mm Hg
were previously considered normal. However, there was some evidence that even BP in the …

The extremely high exposure levels evaluated in prior investigations relating elevated levels
of drinking water arsenic and hypertension prevalence make extrapolation to potential …

Aim The association between pre-hypertension (pre-HTN) and subclinical cardiac damage
remains undefined. We performed a systematic meta-analysis of echocardiographic studies …

Purpose The identification of coronary vascular dysfunction may enhance risk stratification in
patients with resistant hypertension (RH). We evaluated if impaired coronary vascular …