Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is mostly present in patients aged ≥65 years. Here, we an unusual case of a 37-year-old male with pair asymptomatic, fusiform abdominal aneurysms above and below the origin renal arteries. The patient was diagnosed AAA 2016 had undergone yearly follow-ups since then. He no major risk factors for other than hypertension, which managed medication, only brief histor...

• No family history of hypertension in a thin child • Age younger than 10 years and prepubertal stage • Acute rise in blood pressure previously normal • Severe hypertension (SBP/DBP ≥ 99th percentile plus 5 mmHg) • Mild hypertension (SBP/DBP ≥ 95th percentile plus 5 mmHg) in systemic disease • Nocturnal hypertension, reduced nocturnal dipping or diastolic hypertension at 24-hour BP monitoring •...

Abdominal compartment syndrome is defined as sustained intra-abdominal pressure greater than 20 mm Hg (with or without abdominal perfusion pressure <60 mm Hg) associated with new organ failure or dysfunction. The syndrome is associated with 90% to 100% mortality if not recognized and treated in a timely manner. Nurses are responsible for accurately measuring intra-abdominal pressure in children...

Several laboratories have reported evidence suggesting that in hypertension there are abnormalities in the activity of the sarcolemmal sodium pump in vascular smooth muscle. In the present study, by sampling tissue from both hypertensive and normotensive portions of the arterial tree in coarctation hypertension, we investigated the relationship of such abnormalities to the elevated intravascula...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a major risk factor for hypertension, and abdominal fat in particular has been more strongly associated with cardiovascular diseases and its prevalence has increased in Brazilian indigenous populations. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hypertension among indigenous women and its association with total and abdominal obesity after adj...

: The Cushing syndrome typically presents with abdominal obesity, wide purple striae, glucose intolerance, hypertension, easy bruising, and muscle weakness, a rare disorder interfering ovulation, making the combination of pregnancy less common. Nevertheless, has been reported in pregnancy. Here we report another case syndrome, which merely using literature review at end.

Aortic aneurysms are common among the elderly population. A large majority of aortic aneurysms are located at two distinct aneurysm-prone regions, the abdominal aorta and thoracic aorta involving the ascending aorta. In this study, we combined two factors that are associated with human aortic aneurysms, hypertension and degeneration of elastic lamina, to induce an aortic aneurysm in mice. Roles...

Hypertensive crisis in children is relatively a rare condition and the prevalence currently unknown (1). The most common etiology of hypertensive secondary hypertension, while primary hypertension less (2)(5)(7). We performed case report 13 years old boy with caused by hypertension. He came to emergency unit our hospital due epistaxis, nausea, vomiting abdominal pain. On physical examination we...