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Air Pollution And Arterial Hypertension. A New Risk Factor Is In The Air
Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental threats and has been implicated for several adverse cardiovascular effects including arterial hypertension. However, the exact relationship between air pollution exposure and hypertension is still unclear. Air contamination provokes oxidative stress, systemic inflammation and autonomic nervous system imbalance that subsequently induce endothelial dysfunction and vasoconstriction leading to increased blood pressure. The aim of this review was to describe the potential mechanisms by which air pollution contributes to hypertension and to summarize the consequences of short an...
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - September 26, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Elias Sanidas, Dimitris P. Papadopoulos, Harris Grassos, Maria Velliou, Kostas Tsioufis, John Barbetseas, Vasilios Papademetriou Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Pentoxifylline treatment enhances antihypertensive activity of captopril through hemorheological improvement in SHRs during development of arterial hypertension
The rheological properties of blood play a significant role in the onset and progression of arterial hypertension. The aim of our work was to evaluate the effect of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor captopril (20 mg/kg/d), pentoxifylline (PTX, 100 mg/kg/d), and the combination of captopril+PTX (20+100 mg/kg/d) on the hemodynamic and hemorheological parameters in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) during the development of arterial hypertension. In the group of animals that received captopril, the mean arterial pressure (MAP) was significantly lower by 30% due to a decrease in cardiac output of 23% and i...
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - September 25, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mark B. Plotnikov, Alexander Y. Shamanaev, Oleg I. Aliev, Anastasia V. Sidekhmenova, Anna M. Anishchenko, Alexander M. Arkhipov Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Assessing the validity of oscillometric device for  blood pressure measurement in a large population-based epidemiologic study
To evaluate the accuracy of the Omron HBP-1300, an automatic device for blood pressure (BP) measurement, compared with the standard auscultatory method with a mercury sphygmomanometer, we conducted a large population-based survey. From 2012 to 2015, a total of 500,000 participants were randomly selected from the 262 urban cities and rural counties in China, of them BP was measured three times simultaneously with mercury sphygmomanometer and Omron HBP-1300 in 37,816 participants. Bias was estimated as the average of the auscultatory measurements minus the average of the oscillometric measurements, with its corresponding 95%...
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - September 21, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zuo Chen, Xin Wang, Zengwu Wang, Linfeng Zhang, Guang Hao, Ying Dong, Manlu Zhu, Runlin Gao, for China Hypertension Survey Group Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Assessing the validity of oscillometric device for blood pressure measurement in a large population-based epidemiological study
To evaluate the accuracy of the Omron HBP-1300, an automatic device for BP measurement, compared with the standard auscultatory method with a mercury sphygmomanometer, we conducted a large population-based survey. From 2012-2015, a total of 500,000 participants were randomly selected from the 262 urban cities and rural counties in China, of them BP was measured 3 times simultaneously with mercury sphygmomanometer and Omron HBP-1300 in 37, 816 participants. Bias was estimated as the average of the auscultatory measurements minus the average of the oscillometric measurements, with its corresponding 95% limits of agreement. (...
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - September 21, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zuo CHEN, Xin WANG, Zengwu WANG, Linfeng ZHANG, Guang HAO, Ying Dong, Manlu ZHU, Runlin GAO, for China Hypertension Survey Group Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Prehypertension is Real and Can be Associated with Target Organ Damage
Prehypertension (systolic blood pressure 120-139 or diastolic blood pressure 80-89 mm Hg) confers a risk of progression to hypertension, impairment of cognitive function, increased left ventricular mass, risk of end-stage renal disease and an association with arteriosclerosis. Recent studies provide data that could support the rationale for treating prehypertensives subjects with antihypertensive medications in addition to lifestyle modification, especially if they have concomitant cardiovascular risk factors. (Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension)
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - September 20, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Barry J. Materson, Manuel Garcia-Estrada, Stephane B. Degraff, Richard A. Preston Tags: Review Article Source Type: research