476,090 results match your criteria Hypertension and Pregnancy
Cell Physiol Biochem 2018 Dec 6;51(5):2030-2040. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Department of Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing,
Background/aims: Preeclampsia (PE) is a gestational disorder defined as hypertension and proteinuria, which is deemed a major cause of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression patterns of placental laminin (LN)-α5 expression in normal and PE pregnancies, as well as evaluating the effects of LN-α5 on trophoblast proliferation, apoptosis, and invasion.
Methods: LN-α5 expression levels were examined by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and further confirmed by western blotting and immunofluorescence staining. Read More
Cell Physiol Biochem 2018 Dec 6;51(5):2041-2051. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Department of Endocrinology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University and Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Chongqing,
Background/aims: Alarin has been reported to be related with increased food intake and body weight. The relationship of circulating Alarin with insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome (MetS), however, is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the physiological role of Alarin and its association with MetS in humans. Read More
Gene 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.
Unidad de Investigación Médica en Trombosis, Hemostasia y Aterogénesis, H.G.R. No 1. Dr. "Carlos Mac Gregor Sánchez Navarro" Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Gabriel Mancera No. 222, Colonia Del Valle, CP 03100 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Objective: The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a hormonal signaling mechanism implicated in the atherosclerosis and regulation of blood pressure. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) a key enzyme in the RAS, plays important roles in vascular remodeling atherosclerosis, and ischemic stroke. The aim of this study was to examine the possible contribution of the I/D in the ACE gene, M235T and T174M in the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene polymorphisms with ischemic stroke in young Mexican population. Read More
Pharmacol Ther 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee;; Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN, USA. Electronic address:
Cytochrome CYP450 epoxygenases catalyze the epoxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids including arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid. The arachidonic acid-derived products are potent pro-angiogenic lipids and promote tumor development and growth. On the other hand, eicosapentaenoic acid- and docosahexaenoic acid-derived products inhibit angiogenesis and play a protective role in certain pathological conditions including cancer. Read More
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
Background: Inositols (INOs) supplementation during pregnancy, specifically the combination of myo-inositol (MI) and D-chiro-inositol (DCI), has been reported to improve vascular parameters in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. We demonstrated previously that offspring born to pregnant mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS+/-) gene have hypertension (HTN) as adults and when fed high fat diet (HFD) develop a metabolic syndrome (MS) phenotype.
Objective: Our aim was to evaluate if INOs treatment in pregnancy complicated by MS improves the vascular and metabolic profile in mice offspring programmed in utero to develop HTN and MS. Read More
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2018 11 30;56(4):395-409. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital de Especialidades “Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda Gutiérrez”, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Endocrinología Experimental. Ciudad de México, México
More than 70% of the population in Mexico is overweight or obese, affecting mainly people in productive age. Obesity is associated with the development of diseases that increase cardiovascular risk (diabetes mellitus, hypertension or atherogenic dyslipidemia), diseases that limit the quality of life of the patient (osteoarthrosis or sleep apnea) and even with the increase in the incidence of certain types of cancer (breast or colon). It is evident that the decrease of at least 5% of body weight induces improvement in all these factors; however, in some patients it is difficult to achieve this goal only with lifestyle modifications. Read More
PLoS One 2018 6;13(12):e0208207. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Background: After transplantation, cell-free DNA derived from the donor organ (ddcfDNA) can be detected in the recipient's circulation. We aimed to quantify ddcfDNA levels in plasma of kidney transplant recipients thereby investigating the kinetics of this biomarker after transplantation and determining biological variables that influence ddcfDNA kinetics in stable and non-stable patients.
Materials And Methods: From 107 kidney transplant recipients, plasma samples were collected longitudinally after transplantation (day 1-3 months) within a multicenter set-up. Read More
PLoS One 2018 6;13(12):e0207392. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Sanbo Brain Institute, Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Background: Insomnia is one of the main symptoms of sleep disorders. Previous studies have suggested that alcohol intake is associated with several adverse health outcomes. The association between alcohol consumption and insomnia has been addressed in several studies with different results. Read More
Rom J Intern Med 2018 Dec;56(4):257-264
Kharkiv National Medic University, Nauky Ave., Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Introduction: Obesity is becoming one of the leading risk factors of coronary heart disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease. Despite the presence of a large number of antihypertensive agents and scientific substantiation of antihypertensive treatment principles it would be wrong to assume that the problem is completely solved. Development of endothelial dysfunction is one of the key pathogenic mechanisms in hypertension. Read More
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University.
Introduction: Measurements of aldosterone for diagnosis of primary aldosteronism are usually made from blood sampled in the morning when aldosterone typically peaks. We tested the relative contributions and interacting influences of the circadian system, ongoing behaviors and prior sleep to this morning peak in aldosterone.
Methods: To determine circadian rhythmicity and separate effect of behaviors on aldosterone, 16 healthy participants completed a 5-day protocol in dim-light while all behaviors ranging from sleep to exercise were standardized and scheduled evenly across the 24-h circadian period. Read More
Sleep 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA.
Study Objectives: We aimed to detect cross-sectional phenotype and polygenic risk score (PRS) associations between sleep duration and prevalent diseases using the Partners Biobank, a hospital-based cohort study linking electronic medical record (EMR) with genetic information.
Methods: Disease prevalence was determined from EMR, and sleep duration was self-reported. A PRS for sleep duration was derived using 78 previously associated SNPs from GWAS for self-reported sleep duration. Read More
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Cardiology, Vascular Center, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify patients who are at high risk of developing postimplantation syndrome (PIS) after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for type B aortic dissection.
Methods: This retrospective study included 646 patients who underwent TEVAR for type B aortic dissection between January 2010 and December 2015 at the Guangdong General Hospital. PIS was defined as fever (>38°C) and leucocytosis (>12 000 μl-1) without evidence of infection. Read More
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Renal Medicine, University College London (UCL), London, UK.
Salt intake as part of a western diet currently exceeds recommended limits, and the small amount found in the natural diet enjoyed by our Paleolithic ancestors. Excess salt is associated with the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease, but other adverse effects of excess salt intake are beginning to be recognized, including the development of autoimmune and inflammatory disease. Over the last decade there has been an increasing body of evidence demonstrating that salt affects multiple components of both the innate and adaptive immune systems. Read More
J Hypertens 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Clinical Pharmacology Research Unit (CPRU), Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami.
Objectives: Acute severe hypertension is a common problem among inner-city ethnic minority populations. Nevertheless, the effects of currently employed treatment regimens on blood pressure have not been determined in a clinical practice setting. We determined the SBP responses to acute antihypertensive drug protocols and the 2-year natural history of patients presenting with severe hypertension. Read More
Hemodial Int 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Department of Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio, USA.
Skin manifestations are commonly seen in end stage renal disease (ESRD). Skin involvement in this population can be extensive and dramatically worsen quality of life. Close observation of the skin and nails of ESRD patients by clinicians allows for timely diagnosis and treatment, which ultimately improves quality of life and reduces mortality. Read More
Eur J Heart Fail 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2018 Nov;19(11):3-73
Anatol J Cardiol 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, Institute of Cardiology; İstanbul-Turkey.
Objective: Acute heart failure (AHF) is a life-threatening clinical syndrome characterized by rapid onset of heart failure (HF) symptoms and signs and requires urgent therapy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the overall clinical characteristics, management, and in-hospital outcomes of hospitalized patients with AHF in a large sample of Turkish population.
Methods: The Journey HF-TR study is a cross-sectional, multicenter, non-invasive and observational trial. Read More
Stroke 2018 Jan;49(Suppl_1):A79
Univ of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
Background: Acute blood pressure (BP) elevation in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is common, yet the link with collateral circulation remains elusive due to lack of longitudinal data on premorbid hypertension (HTN) and serial BP changes within an individual. Precision medicine for AIS and management of HTN requires an understanding of collateral circulation.
Methods: The Interventional Management of Stroke III angiography core lab prospectively evaluated collateral circulation utilizing the ASITN scale prior to endovascular therapy. Read More
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Dec 5:e27572. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Background: Neonatal portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is uncommon with potentially serious complications that may manifest in infancy and childhood.
Objective: The primary aim of our study was to describe the short-term and long-term outcomes of neonatal PVT.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted from 2008 to 2016 of neonates diagnosed with PVT. Read More
Echocardiography 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Cardiac Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Background: The influence of sex on regression of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (LVH) after aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic stenosis (AS) remains elusive. The lack of consensus on how to correct LV mass (LVM) for body size, and different normalcy values, contribute to inconclusive results.
Methods: In 164 consecutive patients (mean age 80 ± 4 years, 59% females) with AS, we analyzed LVM (Devereux formula) before and 1 year after AVR (St. Read More
J Cell Biochem 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University-Daqing, Daqing, China.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease of the pulmonary vasculature characterized by excessive proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Some studies have demonstrated the sympathetic nervous system is activated in PAH and norepinephrine (NE) released is closely linked with its activation. However, the subtypes of adrenoreceptor (AR) and the downstream molecular cascades which are involved in the proliferation of PASMCs are still unclear. Read More
Echocardiography 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Cardiology, Trabzon Ahi Evren Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Research and Application Center, Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi (University of Health Sciences), Trabzon, Turkey.
Introduction: Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), a direct marker of atherosclerosis, has emerged as a promising means for cardiovascular risk evaluation. Presystolic wave (PSW) is commonly detected by the Doppler interrogation of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). It is thought to be a result of a stiff left ventricle and impaired LV compliance. Read More
Int Urol Nephrol 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Koc University School of Medicine, 34010, Istanbul, Turkey.
The major cause of death among chronic kidney disease patients is cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular and kidney disease are interrelated and increase the severity of each other. Dyslipidemia is one the major causes of cardiovascular disease among chronic kidney disease patients along with diabetes and hypertension. Read More
Heart Vessels 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea.
The POST (the effects of postconditioning on myocardial reperfusion in patients with ST-Segment elevation myocardial infarction) study showed that ischemic postconditioning did not improve myocardial reperfusion in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, it has not been determined whether postconditioning is effective in women. This study sought to evaluate the impact of sex differences on ischemic postconditioning during the primary PCI. Read More
Geroscience 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, 277 McElroy Hall, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA.
Chronic sympathetic nervous system overactivity is a hallmark of aging and obesity and contributes to the development of cardiovascular diseases including hypertension and heart failure. The cause of this chronic sympathoexcitation in aging and obesity is multifactorial and centrally mediated. In this mini-review, we have provided an overview of the key and emerging central mechanisms contributing to the pathogenesis of sympathoexcitation in obesity and healthy aging, specifically focusing on hypertension. Read More
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Digital Subtraction Room, Tianjin Hospital, No. 406, south liberation road, Hexi district, Tianjin, 300211, China.
Introduction: The risk factors for the detachment of big thrombi from the vessel wall in patients with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) are still not clear, which are potential risks for pulmonary embolism (PE). This study was aimed to identify the risk factors for big thrombi detaching from the vessel wall in the patients with lower extremity DVT and to identify the role of the lower limb immobilization.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the patients whose inferior vena cava (IVC) filter were removed in our hospital. Read More
Herz 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, 8 Gongren Tiyuchang Nanlu, Chaoyang District, 100020, Beijing, China.
Background: Inflammation plays a key role in the progression of atrial fibrillation and its related prothrombotic state. The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is an easily obtainable biomarker of inflammatory burden. Decreased left atrial appendage flow velocity (LAA-FV) reflects blood stasis, and left atrial strain is a manifestation of atrial remodeling. Read More
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2019 Mar 10;13:22-24. Epub 2018 Nov 10.
Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, USA.
Purpose: We report an update on a recently published case of uncontrolled hypertension secondary to immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy resulting in massive bilateral retinal and choroidal infarction.
Observations: In our previous report, we presented a 30-year old female with end-stage renal disease who complained of painless vision loss after many missed hemodialysis. The patient was found to be in hypertensive crisis resulting in massive retinal and choroidal infarction with severe vision loss in both eyes. Read More
Heliyon 2018 Nov 24;4(11):e00969. Epub 2018 Nov 24.
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt.
Essential hypertension is a chronic medical condition affecting thousands of people worldwide. Hypertension results from interplay of genetic and environmental factors. MicroRNAs regulate gene expression and can be biomarkers for disease. Read More
Biomed Res Int 2018 4;2018:1252897. Epub 2018 Nov 4.
School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan.
The effect of comorbidity on lung cancer patients' survival has been widely reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of comorbidity on the establishment of the diagnosis of lung cancer and survival in lung cancer patients in Taiwan by using a nationwide population-based study design. This study collected various comorbidity patients and analyzed data regarding the lung cancer diagnosis and survival during a 16-year follow-up period (1995-2010). Read More
Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 4;2018:1289156. Epub 2018 Nov 4.
Medicina Interna 1, ARNAS-Civico, Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.
Transl Vis Sci Technol 2018 Nov 30;7(6):13. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
Institut Catalá de Retina, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Purpose: To evaluate two glaucoma diagnostic calculators (GDC) in a group of eyes with preperimetric glaucoma (PPG).
Methods: All eyes ( = 265) included in this study had ocular hypertension with normal visual fields (VFs) on repeated VF tests. PPG was defined as progression in the Guided Progression Analysis software from Cirrus-optical coherence tomography (GPA-OCT). Read More
Int J Hypertens 2018 5;2018:8428063. Epub 2018 Nov 5.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Background: This study aimed at evaluating the burden of renal dysfunction among people living with hypertension in the Asutifi-South District of the Brong Ahafo Region, who were attending clinic at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Hwidiem.
Methodology: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among two hundred (200) hypertensive clients aged between 27 and 88 years who reported for clinical management from January to March, 2018. Read More
Clin Hypertens 2018 1;24:17. Epub 2018 Dec 1.
Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 8106, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA.
Measures of the functional and structural properties of blood vessels can be used to assess preclinical stage of vascular disorders. Recent experimental and population studies show that arterial stiffening precedes development of high blood pressure, and can be used to predict future cardiovascular events. Arterial stiffness was also shown to be reversible in several experimental models of various conditions. Read More
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2018 5;2018:5639486. Epub 2018 Nov 5.
College of Chemistry and Environment, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China.
Hippocampus is a traditional medicine in China, which can be used for treating tumors, aging, fatigue, thrombosis, inflammation, hypertension, prostatic hyperplasia, and other diseases. 1-(5-Bromo-2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)ethanone [SE1] from seahorse (a Bleeler) has been shown to suppress proinflammatory responses. In the present study, SE1 potently inhibited gelatin digestion by MMP-9 induced by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and migration of human fibrosarcoma HT1080 cells in dose-dependent manner. Read More
Case Rep Oncol 2018 Sep-Dec;11(3):735-741. Epub 2018 Nov 12.
Division of Medical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Standard therapy for radioactive iodine (RAI)-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is multi-targeted kinase inhibitors (m-TKIs), represented by sorafenib and lenvatinib. One of the main target molecules of m-TKIs is vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGF-R). m-TKIs are known to cause adverse reactions such as hypertension and proteinuria as a class effect. Read More
Case Rep Dermatol 2018 Sep-Dec;10(3):247-250. Epub 2018 Nov 14.
Medical Department, Cantabria Labs Difa Cooper, Caronno Pertusella, Italy.
Several case reports and retrospective studies have demonstrated that intralesional methotrexate (MTX) could be a very effective and safe alternative treatment of keratoacanthoma (KA). Here, we report a rapid clinical efficacy of two intralesional MTX injections (total dose 40 mg) that were performed 1 week apart in the treatment of a large KA lesion of the dorsal hand in a 99-year-old woman. The lesion, with a 3-cm major axis diameter and a thickness of 2 cm with a central ulceration had rapidly appeared on the right dorsal hand. Read More
Case Rep Gastroenterol 2018 Sep-Dec;12(3):661-670. Epub 2018 Nov 21.
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Zellweger spectrum disorders (ZSDs) are a subgroup of peroxisomal biogenesis disorders with a generalized defect in peroxisome function. Liver disease in ZSDs has been associated with the lack of peroxisomal β-oxidation of C-bile acid intermediates to form primary C-bile acids, which prevents normal physiologic feedback and leads to accumulation of hepatotoxic bile acid intermediates. Primary bile acid therapy, oral cholic acid (CA), as adjunctive treatment for ZSDs, restores physiologic feedback inhibition on bile acid synthesis and inhibits formation of hepatotoxic bile acid intermediates. Read More
Psychol Res Behav Manag 2018 9;11:567-580. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
Department of Psychology, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Purpose: It is well recognized that effective health communication is associated with better adherence to medical prescriptions, behavioral changes, and enhanced perception of control over the disease. However, there is limited knowledge about the variables on which to tailor health messages. This study examined whether coping strategies were related to information needs over time in a sample of patients with hypertension. Read More
Integr Blood Press Control 2018 8;11:73-79. Epub 2018 Nov 8.
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
Hypertension is closely linked to increased cardiovascular risk and development of target organ damage (TOD). Therefore, proper clinical follow-up and treatment of hypertensive subjects are mandatory. A great number of individuals present a variation on blood pressure (BP) levels when they are assessed either in the office or in the out-of-office settings. Read More
Ther Clin Risk Manag 2018 9;14:2221-2228. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
Intensive Cardiac Therapy Clinic, Department of Interventional Cardiology and Electrocardiology, Central Clinical Hospital, Lodz, Poland,
Background: Wells and Geneva scores are widely used in the assessment of pretest probability of pulmonary embolism (PE).
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the hypothesis that mean platelet volume (MPV) may better predict PE than the clinical prediction rules.
Methods: A study was performed among patients with PE. Read More
Hypertens Res 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx St., Kursk, 305041, Russian Federation.
This study investigated whether common polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 2J2 (CYP2J2), a major enzyme that controls the biosynthesis of vasoactive epoxyeicosatrienoic acids, are collectively involved in the molecular basis of essential hypertension (EH). A total of 2314 unrelated Russian subjects from the Kursk (discovery sample: 913 EH patients and 645 controls) and Belgorod (replication sample: 345 EH patients and 411 controls) regions were recruited for this study. Eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including rs890293, rs11572182, rs10493270, rs1155002, rs2280275, rs7515289, rs11572325, and rs10889162, of CYP2J2 were genotyped using the MassARRAY 4 system and TaqMan-based assays. Read More
Hypertens Res 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
The George Institute for Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Hypertension is the major cause of preventable disease burden in China. However, limited evidence is available on sex differences in the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension. We assessed sex differences in the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China. Read More
Hypertens Res 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department. of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
Basal calcium sensitization is decreased in spontaneously hypertensive rats, although their blood pressure (BP) response to acute Rho-kinase inhibition is enhanced. Using fasudil (Rho-kinase inhibitor) or nifedipine (L-VDCC blocker), we evaluated the contribution of calcium sensitization and calcium entry to BP maintenance in hypertensive transgenic Ren-2 rats (TGR) focusing on the influence of major vasoactive systems and/or baroreflex efficiency on BP responses to these two drugs. Homozygous TGR and normotensive Hannover Sprague-Dawley (HanSD) control rats aged 5, 11, or 22 weeks were used. Read More
Eye (Lond) 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Purpose: To assess Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) without performing a peripheral iridotomy (PI) prior to or during surgery ("PI-less DMEK").
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included consecutive patients that underwent PI-less DMEK by a single surgeon (E.L) between February 2016 and February 2017 at the Rabin Medical Center, a Tertiary Hospital. Read More