Renal denervation for hypertension
Innovative therapies for hypertension are desperately needed given the rising prevalence and falling rates of control of hypertension despite an ab…
Category: Hypertension
Salt sensitivity of blood pressure: mechanisms and sex-specific differences
Salt sensitivity of blood pressure (SSBP) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in individuals with or without hypertension. How…
Mechanosensation of the heart and gut elicits hypometabolism and vigilance in mice
Interoception broadly refers to awareness of one’s internal milieu. Although the importance of the body-to-brain communication that underlies int…
Prognostic impact of fibrinogen in patients with resistant hypertension
In this study, we investigated the long-term prognostic effects of fibrinogen levels in patients with resistant hypertension. A total of 266 patien…
Course of brain damage following malignant hypertension
Malignant hypertension (MHT) crisis triggers widespread microvascular damage, particularly in the brain. Despite recent MRI evidence highlighting a…
Sleep quality and hypertension in an indigenous African population: a cross-sectional investigation from the COMBAT-CVDs study
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events worldwide, and little is known about its association with sleep quality (SQ) among Af…
Investigation and management of resistant hypertension: British and Irish Hypertension Society position statement
People living with resistant hypertension (RH) are at high risk of adverse cardiovascular events. The British and Irish Hypertension Society has id…
Association of wide pulse pressure with coronary collateral flow in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Coronary collateral flow (CCF) is crucial for myocardial viability in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease, specifically ST-elevation …
The pulsatile brain, pulse pressure, cognition, and antihypertensive treatments in older adults: a functional NIRS study
Age-related arterial stiffness increases pulsatility that reaches the cerebral microcirculation, compromises cerebrovascular health and lead to cog…