Selected Abstracts
Hypertension
Calcium
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Modulation of resistance artery force generation by activation of an
extracellular calcium receptor in the perivascular nerve
network
Genetics
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Birth weight and adult hypertension and diabetes mellitus in US men
Vascular pathology
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Effect of KCl on central aortic pressure in elderly patients on
beta-blocking drugs
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Vascular compliance in essential hypertension: Relevance of
computerized arterial pulse waveform analysis
Kidney in hypertension
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Enalapril/HCTZ 20/6 mg reduces albuminuria in patients with essential
hypertension: an atenolol controlled 3 month study
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Similar effects of 3 months treatment with losartan and enalapril on
albuminuria, blood glucose, and lipids in patients with essential
hypertension
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Angiotensin II and renal hemodynamic changes during mental stress in
mild essential hypertension
Salt (sodium, chloride) sensitivity
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Increased endothelin-1 levels in human salt-sensitive
hypertension
Sleep, sleep apnea
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Sleep apnea and sympathetic function
Sympathetic nervous system
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Muscle sympathetic nerve activity response to chronic
felodipine therapy
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Sympathetic overactivity in pregnancy induced hypertension
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Mild renal insufficiency increases sympathetic nerve activity
in humans
Ambulatory monitoring
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Impact of ambulatory blood pressure on left atrial size in
uncomplicated hypertension
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Home blood pressure during pregnancy: establishment of
standards of normalcy
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Demographic variables associated with diurnal blood pressure
variations in essential and white coat hypertensives
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Home blood pressure measurements: relationship with clinic and blood
pressure monitoring
Arm cuff
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Sitting with legs crossed raises blood pressure in patients with
essential hypertension
White coat hypertension
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Spontaneous evolution of white coat hypertension
Role of exercise
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Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in normotensives with exaggerated
blood pressure response to exercise. Comparison between men and women
Outcomes
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Does microalbuminuria predict cardiovascular mortality in
treated hypertensive men?
Endocrine hypertension
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Evidence for a bufodienolide Na/K pump inhibitor in human urine
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Routine determination of TSH for the detection of hypo- and
hyperthyroidism in hypertensive women referring to a specialized
centre
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Renal potassium excretion is normal in glucocorticoid remediable
aldosteronism
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Effect of large doses of anabolic steroids on the diurnal blood
pressure profile
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Renin and aldosterone measurements after captopril and supine
position in differential diagnosis of adenoma and hyperplasia in primary
aldosteronism
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The prevalence of primary aldosteronism using the response of
plasma aldosterone/renin ratio to captopril as initial screening test
in hypertensives
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The prevalence of primary aldosteronism in a hypertension continuing
care clinic
Ethnic populations
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Increased incidence of angioedema in blacks treated with ace-
inhibitors
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Hypertension in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study
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Heritability of salt sensitivity in African American families
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Dysregulation of renal kallikrein responses to mineralocorticoid
secretagogues in African Americans
Pheochromocytoma
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Frequency of pheochromocytoma in adrenal incidentalomas and utility of
glucagon test for the diagnosis
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The importance of converting enzyme inhibition in pheochromocytoma
study
Women
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Direct relationship between systolic blood pressure and serum testosterone
levels in a cohort of women with menstrual dysfunction
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Clinic and ambulatory BPs show different patterns and relationships in
males and females
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Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor fetopathy
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Estrogen supplementation attenuates vasoconstrictor responses to
norepinephrine and decreases total body norepinephrine spillover in
perimenopausal women
ACE inhibitors
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ACE inhibitors given at night give better control of early
morning blood pressure
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Sexual activity in hypertensive males treated with lisinopril or
atenolol: a cross-over study
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Regression of structural alterations in small subcutaneous resistance
arteries after long-term antihypertensive treatment with
lisinopril in hypertensive patients with LVH
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Racial similarity in response to the angiotensin converting
enzyme inhibitor trandolapril
Alpha and alpha/beta blockers
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Doxazosin for the treatment of patients with hypertension and symptoms
of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Calcium channel blockers
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Effects of long term antihypertensive therapy on left ventricular
remodeling: the treatment of mild hypertension study
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Subcutaneous tissue pressure as a method to evaluate the oedematiginos
potential of amlodipine versus verapamil
Compliance
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Influence of socioeconomic factors in maintaining enrollment in a
tertiary hypertension clinic
Diuretics
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Results of treatment of hypertension with beta-blocker:diuretic
combinations -- focus on a very low-dose approach
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Antihypertensive efficacy and tolerability of a low-dose
reserpine/thiazide combination compared to an ace-inhibitor in
first-line treatment
Chronotherapeutics
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Scant effect of antihypertensive monotherapy on nocturnal blood
pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Dietary/electrolyte therapy
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Replacing regular salt with a sodium-reduced, potassium- and magnesium-
enriched mineral salt may offer a non-pharmacological approach to
lowering blood pressure
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Homocysteine and renal disease
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