Abstract Purpose of Review In patients with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, the use of
thiazides as antihypertensive agents has been challenged because associated metabolic …

Concerns exist regarding the potential increased cardiovascular risk from lowering diastolic
blood pressure (DBP) in hypertensive patients. We analyzed 30-year follow-up data of 10 …

Background Essential hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are two common
chronic diseases that often coexist, and both of these diseases can cause heart damage …

Backgrounds: Hypertension stands as the predominant global cause of mortality. A notable
deficiency exists in terms of predictive models for mortality among individuals with …

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of CYP11B2 gene polymorphisms with the
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and angiotensin II (Ang II) in Chinese patients with …

Aims The strategy of blood pressure intervention in the elderly hypertensive patients (STEP)
trial reported the cardiovascular benefit of intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) control in …

Background. Diabetes is a major reason of death and disability worldwide and frequently
coexists with hypertension and central obesity. This study is aimed at investigating the …

Background Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are often jointly present, especially in early
onset cases of either disease. We investigated clinical characteristics of hypertensive …

The global prevalence of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has caused harm to human health
and economies. Cardiovascular disease is one main cause of T2DM mortality. Increased …

Objective In this study we aimed to estimate the effect of diabetes, educational level and
income on the risk of mortality and cardiovascular events in primary care patients with …