Listar por tema "Hypertension"

Age, Body Mass Index, and Daytime and Nocturnal Hypoxia as Predictors of Hypertension in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Natsios G., Pastaka C., Vavougios G., Zarogiannis S.G., Tsolaki V., Dimoulis A., Seitanidis G., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2016)

A growing body of evidence links obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with hypertension. The authors performed a retrospective cohort study using the University Hospital of Larissa Sleep Apnea Database (1501 patients) to determine ...

Antihypertensive Medication Class and the Risk of Dementia and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of the Prospective HELIAD Cohort

Liampas I., Hatzimanolis A., Siokas V., Yannakoulia M., Kosmidis M.H., Sakka P., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Scarmeas N., Dardiotis E. (2022)

Background: It is unclear whether the main antihypertensive medication classes (diuretics, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)) are ...

Association of maternal angiotensin II type 1 and type 2 receptor combination genotypes with susceptibility to early-onset preeclampsia

Satra M., Samara M., Alatsathianos G., Vamvakopoulou D., Baka A., Tsalazidou-Founta T.-M., Sidiropoulos A., Vamvakopoulos K.-O., Garas A., Daponte A., Vamvakopoulos N., Sotiriou S. (2022)

Allelic variations affecting the activity of the maternal renin-angiotensin system may play a role in the development of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy like preeclampsia, its more severe early-onset form, and intrauterine ...

Associations between change in blood pressure and functional outcome, early events and death: Results from the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke trial

Sandset E.C., Appleton J.P., Berge E., Christensen H., Gommans J., Krishnan K., Ntaios G., Phillips S., Pocock S., Sprigg N., Woodhouse L.J., Bath P.M. (2019)

Objectives:High blood pressure (BP) is associated with a poor outcome after acute stroke. Early reduction in BP may be associated with fewer early adverse events and deaths, and improved functional outcome.Methods:Analyses ...

Banded vs. non-banded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Magouliotis D.E., Tasiopoulou V.S., Svokos K.A., Svokos A.A., Sioka E., Tzovaras G., Zacharoulis D. (2018)

We aim to review the available literature on patients with morbid obesity treated with banded (BRYGB) or non-banded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (NBRYGB), in order to compare the clinical outcomes and intraoperative parameters ...

Clinic and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring for the Detection of Ambulatory Hypertension among Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

Vaios V., Georgianos P.I., Vareta G., Dounousi E., Dimitriadis C., Eleftheriadis T., Papagianni A., Zebekakis P.E., Liakopoulos V. (2019)

The International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis recommends that adequate blood pressure (BP) assessment among patients on peritoneal dialysis should at least include measurements performed once-weekly at home and at each ...

Continuing versus Stopping Prestroke Antihypertensive Therapy in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Subgroup Analysis of the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke Trial

Krishnan K., Scutt P., Woodhouse L., Adami A., Becker J.L., Cala L.A., Casado A.M., Chen C., Dineen R.A., Gommans J., Koumellis P., Christensen H., Collins R., Czlonkowska A., Lees K.R., Ntaios G., Ozturk S., Phillips S.J., Sprigg N., Szatmari S., Wardlaw J.M., Bath P.M., ENOS Investigators (2016)

Background and purpose More than 50% of patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are taking antihypertensive drugs before ictus. Although antihypertensive therapy should be given long term for secondary prevention, ...

Effect of liraglutide on ambulatory blood pressure in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Liakos A., Lambadiari V., Bargiota A., Kitsios K., Avramidis I., Kotsa K., Gerou S., Boura P., Tentolouris N., Dimitriadis G., Tsapas A. (2019)

Aims: To assess the effect of liraglutide on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate in patients with hypertension (pre- and stage 1 hypertension) and inadequately controlled Type 2 diabetes (glycated haemoglobin ...

Epidemiology of Hypertension among Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis Using Standardized Office and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Recordings

Vareta G., Georgianos P.I., Vaios V., Sgouropoulou V., Roumeliotis S., Georgoulidou A., Dounousi E., Eleftheriadis T., Papagianni A., Balaskas E.V., Zebekakis P.E., Liakopoulos V. (2022)

Introduction: Prior studies conducted in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients in the late 1990s provided considerably variable estimates of the prevalence and control of hypertension. The present study aimed to investigate ...

Exaggerated haemodynamic and neural responses to involuntary contractions induced by whole-body vibration in normotensive obese versus lean women

Dipla K., Kousoula D., Zafeiridis A., Karatrantou K., Nikolaidis M.G., Kyparos A., Gerodimos V., Vrabas I.S. (2016)

New Findings: What is the central question of this study? In obesity, the exaggerated blood pressure response to voluntary exercise is linked to hypertension, yet the mechanisms are not fully elucidated. We examined whether ...

External Performance of the HAVOC Score for the Prediction of New Incident Atrial Fibrillation

Ntaios G., Perlepe K., Lambrou D., Sirimarco G., Strambo D., Eskandari A., Karagkiozi E., Vemmou A., Koroboki E., Manios E., Makaritsis K., Vemmos K., Michel P. (2020)

Background and Purpose-The HAVOC score (hypertension, age, valvular heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, obesity, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease) was proposed for the prediction of atrial fibrillation ...

Factors associated with leisure-time physical activity among patients undergoing hemodialysis

Rosa C.S.C., Bueno D.R., Souza G.D., Gobbo L.A., Freitas I.F., Jr., Sakkas G.K., Monteiro H.L. (2015)

Background: End-stage renal disease patients are characterized by low levels of physical activity, especially during leisure time. However, the recognition of variables associated with patterns of physical activity in this ...

GWAR: Robust analysis and meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

Dimou N.L., Tsirigos K.D., Elofsson A., Bagos P.G. (2017)

Motivation: In the context of genome-wide association studies (GWAS), there is a variety of statistical techniques in order to conduct the analysis, but, in most cases, the underlying genetic model is usually unknown. Under ...

Heat Tolerance and Occupational Heat Exposure Limits in Older Men with and without Type 2 Diabetes or Hypertension

Notley S.R., Akerman A.P., Friesen B.J., Poirier M.P., Sigal R.J., Flouris A.D., Boulay P., McCourt E., Ruzicka M., Kenny G.P. (2021)

Purpose To mitigate rises in core temperature >1°C, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) recommends upper limits for heat stress (action limit values [ALV]), defined by wet-bulb globe ...

Hepatitis B virus and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Gatselis, N. K.; Tepetes, K.; Loukopoulos, A.; Vasiou, K.; Zafiriou, A.; Gioti, C.; Dalekos, G. N. (2007)

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a rare type of primary liver cancer that arises from intrahepatic bile ducts. Its etiopathogenesis has been considered to be independent of the presence of chronic viral hepatitis ...

High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in adults living in Greece: the EMENO National Health Examination Survey

Touloumi G., Karakosta A., Kalpourtzi N., Gavana M., Vantarakis A., Kantzanou M., Hajichristodoulou C., Chlouverakis G., Trypsianis G., Voulgari P.V., Alamanos Y., Makrilakis K., Liatis S., Chatzipanagiotou S., Stergiou G., Yannis A., Alexis B., Grigoris C., Christos H., Anna K., George S., Giota T., Grigoris T., Apostolos V., Paraskevi V., Argiro K., Nikos P., Georgia V., Natasa K., Klea K., Maria K., Xenia C., Magda G., Bettina H., Christos H., George R., Paraskevi V.V., Ilias N., Koustenis P., Konstantinos M., Stavros L., on behalf of the EMENO study group (2020)

Background: Nationwide data on cardiovascular risk factors prevalence is lacking in Greece. This work presents the findings of the national health examination survey EMENO (2013–2016) regarding the prevalence of hypertension, ...

Hypertension in chronic kidney disease: Novel insights

Duni A., Dounousi E., Pavlakou P., Eleftheriadis T., Liakopoulos V. (2020)

Management of arterial hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains a major challenge due to its high prevalence and associations with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CKD progression. Several clinical ...

Impact of the metabolic syndrome and its components combinations on arterial stiffness in Type 2 diabetic men

Levisianou, D.; Melidonis, A.; Adamopoulou, E.; Skopelitis, E.; Koutsovasilis, A.; Protopsaltis, I.; Zairis, M.; Kougialis, S.; Skoularigis, I.; Koukoulis, G.; Foussas, S.; Triposkiadis, F. (2009)

Aim. Arterial stiffness (AS) is a risk marker of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease, yet its association with metabolic syndrome (MS) in diabetic patients is not established. The aim of this study was to investigate ...

It is safe to use transdermal glyceryl trinitrate to lower blood pressure in patients with acute ischaemic stroke with carotid stenosis

Appleton J.P., Woodhouse L.J., Belcher A., Bereczki D., Berge E., Caso V., Chang H.M., Christensen H.K., Collins R., Gommans J., Laska A.C., Ntaios G., Ozturk S., Sare G.M., Szatmari S., Wang Y., Wardlaw J.M., Sprigg N., Bath P.M. (2019)

Background There is concern that blood pressure (BP) lowering in acute stroke may compromise cerebral perfusion and worsen outcome in the presence of carotid stenosis. We assessed the effect of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) ...

Management of blood pressure and heart rate in chronic kidney disease

Kaltsatou A. (2017)

Background: Hypertension is considered a major health problem in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) as approximately 80-85% of CKD patients’ suffer from hypertension in the United States. Hypertension is the second ...