Meta-analysis of nifedipine and enalapril combination therapy for hypertensive patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Kun Wang, Wenchao Ma, Leina Sun, Fangcheng Su

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Nephropathy in Hypertensive Animals Is Linked to M2 Macrophages and Increased Expression of the YM1/Chi3l3 Protein by Paula Andréa Malveira Cavalcante, Natalia Alenina, Alexandre Budu, Leandro Ceotto Freitas-Lima, Thaís Alves-Silva, Juan Sebastian Henao Agudelo, Fatimunnisa Qadri, Niels Olsen Saraiva Camara, Michael Bader, Ronaldo Carvalho Araújo

“…This study revealed an important role for M2 macrophages and the YM1/Chi3l3 protein in hypertensive nephropathy in a mouse model of hypertension. …”
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Clinical perspective on antihypertensive drug treatment in adults with grade 1 hypertension and low to moderate cardiovascular risk: an international expert consultation by Alberto Morales Salinas

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The role of the TAPSE/sPAP ratio as a predictor of mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Its value for patient risk stratification by Paul Palacios-Moguel, MD, Guillermo Cueto-Robledo, MD, Héctor González-Pacheco, MD, Jorge Ortega-Hernández, MD, María Berenice Torres-Rojas, MD, Dulce Iliana Navarro-Vergara, MD, Marisol García-Cesar, MD, Cinthia Alejandra González-Nájera, MD, Carlos Alfredo Narváez-Oríani, MD, Julio Sandoval, MD

Subjects: “…Pulmonary arterial hypertension…”
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Expression of atherosclerosis-associated genes in peripheral blood of drug-naïve hypertensive subjects with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus by Nikolay Stoynev, Ivanka Dimova, Blaga Rukova, Savina Hadjidekova, Dragomira Nikolova, Tsvetalina Tankova

“…Aim: To evaluate the expression of atherosclerosis-associated genes in peripheral blood of drug-naïve hypertensive subjects with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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Bridging the gap: access to health care and control of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and bronchial asthma among Egyptian women by Eman Ibrahim Elmeshmeshy, Basma Abdelaziz, Saeed Soliman

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Assessment of Plasma Sodium to Potassium Ratio, Renal Function, Markers of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Endothelial Dysfunction in Nigerian Hypertensive Patients by Oloruntoba A. Ekun, Folasade Daniel, Philip Adebola, Adeola Ajibare, Oyeronke O. Ekun, Oluwafunso O Omogoroye, Oluwafemi S. Ilori, Bankole J. Oluwasayo, Mary F. Oshundun, Sade R. Oyegbami

“…International Journal of Hypertension…”
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Evaluation of Office and Ambulatory Central Blood Pressure and Augmentation Index by Two Methods and Their Changes After Lifestyle or Medical Interventions in Hypertension by Helga Gyöngyösi, Dóra Batta, Andrea László, Péter Torzsa, Beáta Kőrösi, Zsófia Nemcsik-Bencze, Orsolya Cseprekál, András Tislér, János Nemcsik

“…For the calculation of 24-h cSBP both systolic/diastolic and systolic/mean BP calibration methods were considered (24 h-cSBPC1 and 24 h-cSBPC2, respectively). In new hypertensive patients (HT) the measurements were repeated 3 months after the initiation of antihypertensive medication while in white-coat hypertensive patients (WhHT) 12 months after lifestyle modifications. …”
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HEALS: A Faith-Based Hypertension Control and Prevention Program for African American Churches: Training of Church Leaders as Program Interventionists by Sunita Dodani, Debra Sullivan, Sydney Pankey, Catherine Champagne

“…International Journal of Hypertension…”
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Functional capacity testing in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) using the one-minute sit-to-stand test (1-min STST). by Christina Kronberger, Roya Anahita Mousavi, Begüm Öztürk, Robin Willixhofer, Theresa-Marie Dachs, René Rettl, Luciana Camuz-Ligios, Nima Rassoulpour, Christoph Krall, Brigitte Litschauer, Roza Badr Eslam

“…Exercise testing plays an important role in the long-term follow-up of pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients and is currently evaluated using the six-minute-walk-test (6MWT). …”
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Changes in motor unit firing pattern are associated with post‐exercise blood pressure response in older untreated but not treated hypertensive adults by Ryosuke Takeda, Tetsuya Hirono, Akito Yoshiko, Shun Kunugi, Masamichi Okudaira, Saeko Ueda, Taichi Nishikawa, Kohei Watanabe

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Multilocus Family-Based Association Analysis of Seven Candidate Polymorphisms with Essential Hypertension in an African-Derived Semi-Isolated Brazilian Population by L. Kimura, C. B. Angeli, M. T. B. M. Auricchio, G. R. Fernandes, A. C. Pereira, J. P. Vicente, T. V. Pereira, R. C. Mingroni-Netto

“…International Journal of Hypertension…”
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Stem cells prevent long-term deterioration of renal function after renal artery revascularization in a renovascular hypertension model in rats by Nikolas Waack, Tatiana Guirao, Edgar Maquigussa, Erika Nishi, Milene Ormanji, Olinda Ykuta, Mirian Boim

Subjects: “…Renovascular hypertension…”
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Investigation on extended care needs of patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (高血压性脑出血患者延续性护理服务需求调查) by QIU Yajiao (邱亚娇), LIANG Hui (梁慧), WANG Fang (王芳)

Subjects: “…hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage…”
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Associations of fasting plasma glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels at less than 24 weeks of gestation with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: the BOSHI study by Seiya Izumi, Noriyuki Iwama, Hirotaka Hamada, Taku Obara, Mami Ishikuro, Michihiro Satoh, Takahisa Murakami, Masatoshi Saito, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Takashi Sugiyama, Shinichi Kuriyama, Nobuo Yaegashi, Kazuhiko Hoshi, Yutaka Imai, Hirohito Metoki, the BOSHI Study Group

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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Associated Metabolic Risks of Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study by Xiaoying Ding, Ying Xu, Yufan Wang, Xiaohua Li, Chunhua Lu, Jing Su, Yuhang Ma, Yuting Chen, Yanhua Yin, Lijun Zhang, Yong Wu, Yaqiong Jin, Lijun Zheng, Songmei Xu, Xiuli Zhu, Jilin Ma, Lihua Yu, Junyi Jiang, Naisi Zhao, Qingwu Yan, Andrew S. Greenberg, Qianfang Huang, Qian Ren, Haiyan Sun, Mingyu Gu, Li Zhao, Yunhong Huang, Yijie Wu, Chunxian Qian, Yongde Peng

“…The mechanisms facilitating hypertension in diabetes still remain to be elucidated. …”
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How to Reliably Measure Stroke Volume Index in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Comparison of Thermodilution, Direct and Indirect Fick, and Cardiac MRI by Andrea Baccelli, Deepa Gopalan, Rachel J. Davies, Gulammehdi Haji, Wendy Gin-Sing, Luke S. Howard, Francesco Lo Giudice

Subjects: “…pulmonary arterial hypertension…”
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Active Peptic Ulcer Disease in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus-Related Cirrhosis: The Role of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy by Maria Dore, Daniela Mura, Stefania Deledda, Emmanouil Maragkoudakis, Antonella Pironti, Giuseppe Realdi

“…The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of H pylori infection and portal hypertension gastropathy in the prevalence of active peptic ulcer among dyspeptic patients with compensated hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis.…”
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Genetic Variation in Taste Receptor Genes (SCNN1B, TRPV1) and Its Correlation with the Perception of Saltiness in Normotensive and Hypertensive Adults by Pradtana Tapanee, Diane K. Tidwell, M. Wes Schilling, Daniel G. Peterson, Terezie Tolar-Peterson

“…International Journal of Hypertension…”
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Effects of medication procurement reforms and extended prescription duration on medication coverage for hypertension in India’s public health system: a modelling study by Kunihiro Matsushita, Andrew E Moran, Matti Marklund, Prabhdeep Kaur, Lawrence J Appel, T Joseph Mattingly, Swagata Kumar Sahoo

“…Objectives To estimate the effects of procurement reforms and extended prescription duration on medication coverage for hypertension in India’s public health system.Design Simulation study incorporating data from governmental medication price lists, prescription pattern analyses, and market sales surveys.Setting Simulated hypothetical public healthcare facility in India treating 1000 patients with hypertension.Participants Patients with medication-treated hypertension.Interventions (1) Focused procurement by reducing antihypertensive medication classes from 5 to 3 and selecting one medication within class; (2) Increased use of single-pill combinations (SPC) and (3) Only SPC dispensation. …”
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