... levels and cardiac remodeling (left atrial [LA] enlargement and left ventricular hypertrophy [LVH]) in essential hypertension (EH) with normal renal function and explore the diagnostic values of FGF23 and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in cardiac remodeling. Methods and Results: We enrolled 40 healthy...

... in 20 well-controlled essential hypertensive patients who had received for a prolonged period of time mono-therapy with the once-a-day extended release formulation of the calcium channel antagonist nifedipine (nidefipine GITS) or with the β-blocker atenolol is reviewed. Resistance-size small arteries...

...Inger Sihm; Peter Søgaard; Anne Pauline Schroeder; Christian Aalkjœr; Michael Mulvany; Ole Lederballe; Kristian Thygesen The study comprised 83 patients, mean ( ± SD) age 47 ± 8 years, with essential hypertension. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure at inclusion were 171 ± 16 and 110 ± 7 mm Hg...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Cilazapril Serum lipids Fibrinogen Essential hypertension CARDIOLOGY Clinical Pharm acology Cardiology 1996;87:524-528 D. Tsagadopoulos H. Antonakoudis T. Makris V. Votteas G...

...Jean-Pierre Ollivier; Alain Wajman; Aline Stalla-Bourdillon This study assessed once-daily sustained-release (o.d. SR) diltiazem in essential hypertension; 158 patients with supine diastolic blood pressures (BP) of 95-115 mm Hg were randomized to 200 mg diltiazem or placebo, then optimally titrated...

...-ventricular hypertrophy in individuals with essential hypertension (EH) was investigated in a large population of Japanese men and women. The ACE genotype of 762 subjects with EH (425 men and 337 women) and 1,157 healthy controls (604 men and 553 women) was determined by polymerase chain reaction analysis...

... for some time. The current study focused on predictors for the development of elevated blood pressure levels after discontinuation of antihypertensive drug therapy. In an open, prospective study, 88 white male patients with newly discovered essential hypertension (age 42 ± 7 years) were tested at baseline...

...T. Kinugawa; A. Endo; M. Kato; T. Kato; G.U. Ahmmed; H. Omodani; S. Osaki; K. Ogino; I. Hisatome; H. Miyakoda; Y. Fujimoto; A. Yoshida; C. Shigemasa Neurohormonal responses to exercise have not been studied fully in patients with essential hypertension (HT). This study determined if neurohormonal...

... important vessels. We have recently compared the effects of the angiotensin-I-converting enzyme inhibitor cilazapril and of the beta blocker atenolol on the structure and the function of subcutaneous resistance arteries of essential hypertensive patients. The patients were randomly assigned to receive...

...) inhibition has been shown to be more effective in this regard than conventional antihypertensive therapy. This important aspect of antihypertensive treatment has not been studied previously in patients with essential hypertension. Preliminary results regarding the effects of two different antihypertensive...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Brain natriuretic peptide Elderly patients Prior myocardial infarction Dilated cardiomyopathy Valvular heart disease Essential hypertension CARDIOLOGY General Cardiology Cardiology 1997;88:401-407 Received: February 22.1996...

...Jean Ribstein; Guilhem Du Cailar; Remi Brouard; Albert Mimran The influence of a 3-month antihypertensive treatment on cardiac structure and renal function was assessed in patients with uncomplicated essential hypertension randomly allocated to treatment by the nonselective beta-blocker tertatolol...

...Anna Okrucká; Jozef Pecháň; Ivan Balažovjech The reduction of increased platelet aggregation in essential hypertension is one of the aims of modern antihypertensive therapy. Twenty-one hospitalized patients with non-treated essential hypertension were examined. The platelet function measurements...

... (CRF) and in 12 patients with essential hypertension (EH) of comparable degree. Blood pressure (BP) monitoring was performed at 15-min intervals, while peripheral blood samples were obtained at 4-hour intervals starting from 8.00 h. The mean 24-hour plasma levels ( ± SEM) of ANP were 24.3 ± 1.8 pmol/l...

... to in the content or advertisements. Essential hypertension Aldosterone/plasma renin activity ratio Adrenal hyperplasia CTscan 11-Deoxycorticosterone 18-Hydroxy-ll-deoxycorticosterone Cardiology 1991;78:99-110 © 1991 S. Karger AG, Basel 0008-6312/91/0782-0099S2.75/0 Inappropriate Elevation...

..., the relationship between increase in heart rate, release of ANP and increase in right atrial pressure (RAP) are still uncertain. Moreover, the effect of accelerated heart rate on ANP secretion in patients with essential hypertension has not yet been fully elucidated. For this, we studied 12 untreated essential...

...Jozef Pechář; Anna Okrucká Plasma β-thromboglobulin, initial (spontaneous) and total platelet aggregation, induced by adrenaline or ADP, were determined in 15 patients with essential hypertension before and after 1 week of diltiazem therapy. Diltiazem significantly decreased the spontaneous...

...K.E. Button Renal and intrarenal distribution of flow together with an index of cardiac output is measurable using a single injection of 123 I- o -iodohippurate. The argument is presented that in the treatment of essential hypertension one should avoid using drugs that reduce renal blood flow...

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..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Pheochromocytoma, diagnosis of Clonidine test Essential hypertension Cardiology 72: suppl. 1, pp. 157-159 (1985) © 1985 S. Karger AG, Basel 0008-6312/85/0727-0157S2.75/0 Preliminary Results with the Clonidine Suppression Test...