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Hypertension and ManagementISSN: 2474-3690

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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510078

Evaluating the Sflt1 Mouse Model of Preeclampsia: Benefits and Limitations for Understanding Human Disease

David Aronoff M, Jean Wassenaar W and Meena Madhur

Article Type: Review Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11

Preeclampsia (PE) remains a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality globally. Among several experimental models developed to interrogate the pathogenesis of PE, the mouse model employing systemic infusion or transgenic overexpression of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt1) has gained widespread use due to its capacity to induce cardinal features of the human disease. These include maternal hypertension, renal injury, endothelial dysfunction, placental abnormalities, ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510074

Smoking May Not Have a Long Term Effect on Body Weight

Mehmet Rami Helvaci, MD, Yasemin Kayabasi, MD, Atilla Yalcin, Orhan Ekrem Muftuoglu, Abdulrazak Abyad, MD and Lesley Pocock

Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 9

We tried to understand whether or not there is a long term effect of smoking on the body weight. Consecutive daily smokers at least with a history of one pack-year and age and sex-matched non-smokers were studied. The study included 247 smokers (173 males) and 167 non-smokers (112 males). The mean age of smokers was 46.2 years, and 70.0% of them were males. Plasma triglycerides (163.1 versus 151.3 mg/dL, p < 0.05), low density lipoproteins (LDL) (123.8 versus 117.5 mg/dL, p < 0.05), erythrocyte ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510073

Electronic Diary Monitoring for Hypertension Post Stroke

Minna Levine, OT, PhD, OTR, Ferdinando Buonanno, MD, Ronald Calvanio, PhD, Richard Goldstein, PhD, Jared Jacobson, MPH and MingMing Ning, MD, MMSc

Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 9

Elderly stroke outpatients, without aphasia, hemiplegia, or spatial neglect in their post-acute phase, are typically monitored on a quarterly, or fewer, physician- visit schedule. Thus, the patient’s status goes unreported between visits unless a remarkable untoward event occurs. We devised an electronic diary (e-diary) to serve as an adjunct to physician visit-to-visit management of BP in elderly stroke patients. In phase 1 implementation, the e-diary was used by eight adults up to three ti...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510072

Association of Blood Pressure, Anthropometric Indices and Blood Group among Hypertensive Patients at Health centers in Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Fetiya Oumer, Tesfaye Tolossa and Abebaye Aragaw

Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 8

Uncontrolled BP is a major health problem both in developed and developing countries. Life style, behavioral or genetic factors are some of the risk factors for uncontrolled BP. There are many researches have done on the risk factors for hypertension. However, there is no research done on the association between blood pressure, anthropometric indices and blood group among hypertensive patients in health centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The aim of this study was therefore, to assess the associat...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510070

Isolated Systolic Hypertension in Young Patients

Minetto Julian

Article Type: Review Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 8

The international society of hypertension, like other societies, defines isolated systolic hypertension (ISAH) as a brachial arterial pressure value greater than 140 mmHg of systolic values and less than 90 mmHg of diastolic values....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510069

Assessment of an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Protocol in an Academic Outpatient Clinic

Yvette Zeng, Les Covington, Evelyn Sbar, Beverly Lewis, Rodney B Young and Eric MacLaughlin

Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 8

A prospective study was conducted. A protocol was created to implement an ABPM device for use in patients who qualified in the clinic. Providers and staff were educated on the workflow steps and the importance of utilizing ABPM to detect and manage hypertension (HTN)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510067

Caffeine Elevates Blood Pressure

Maria Teresa Ambrosini, BS, PharmD, BCPS

Article Type: Commentary | Indexed Archive: Volume 8

Caffeine is known to increase blood pressure, and it is recommended that there be a 30 minute waiting period between drinking caffeinated beverages, eating a meal, or exercise before taking a blood pressure reading. Daily consumption of coffee, either regular or espresso, or other caffeinated beverages before a reading results in elevated blood pressure. Caffeine is widely distributed throughout the body and it is water and fat soluble. It has an elimination half life of 5 hours, which is longer...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510066

Effects of a Four-Week Isometric Exercise Training on Blood Pressure of Hypertensive Stroke Survivors in a Tertiary Health Institution

Obaseki Chigozie Okwudili, Adodo M Samuel, Ede Stephen Sunday and Elvis I Agbonlahor

Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 8

Little is known about the potency of isometric exercise for blood pressure control among hypertensive stroke survivors (HSS). Meanwhile, the isometric exercise regimen stands to be a preferable intervention for at-risk subjects even at acute phases as it could be carried out at a resting position compared to aerobic and resistance exercise regimens. This study investigated the acute effect of isometric exercise training protocol on blood pressure of hypertensive stroke survivors in the Universit...

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