as the millisecond increase in cycle length per mm Hg rise in systolic pressure. The slope is an index of baroreflex sensitivity and was found to have an average value of 12.8 in 18 subjects without hypertension and 2.8 in 12 others with hypertension. When all results were pooled, there was an inverse relationship between the resting mean arterial pressure and slope of the baroreflex regression...

RATIONALE Several studies have demonstrated links between infectious diseases and cardiovascular conditions. Malaria and hypertension are widespread in many low- and middle-income countries, but the possible link between them has not been considered. OBJECTIVE In this article, we outline the basis for a possible link between malaria and hypertension and discuss how the hypothesis could be con...

We examined the effect of stereotype threat on blood pressure reactivity. Compared with European Americans, and African Americans under little or no stereotype threat, African Americans under stereotype threat exhibited larger increases in mean arterial blood pressure during an academic test, and performed more poorly on difficult test items. We discuss the significance of these findings for un...

Maintaining a healthy body weight ? as body weight increases, so does blood pressure. In addition to a balanced diet, getting regular physical activity and watching your waistline can go a long way to manage your blood pressure. Managing stress levels [2] ? adopting healthy stress-coping strategies can help reduce chronic stress, which is a noted contributor to high blood pressure. Reducing or ...

RATIONALE A recently proposed hypothesis states that malaria may contribute to hypertension in endemic areas,1 but the role of angiotensin II (Ang II), a major regulator of blood pressure, was not considered. Elevated levels of Ang II may confer protection against malaria morbidity and mortality, providing an alternative explanation for hypertension in malaria endemic areas. OBJECTIVE To disc...

In its sixth report, the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure had a succinct message for doctors: complacency is hurting your patients. Studies indicate that three-fourths of people with high blood pressure do not have it controlled, said Sheldon G. Sheps, MD, emeritus professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, and ...

Background. Improved understanding of the incidence and risk factors for operative complications and long-term mortality following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is needed to better define the optimal role for CABG in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). 3654 D.M. Charytan et al. © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA. All rights reserved. F...

Maintaining a healthy body weight ? as body weight increases, so does blood pressure. In addition to a balanced diet, getting regular physical activity and watching your waistline can go a long way to manage your blood pressure. Managing stress levels [2] ? adopting healthy stress-coping strategies can help reduce chronic stress, which is a noted contributor to high blood pressure. Reducing or ...

High blood pressure in children and adolescents is a growing health problem that is often overlooked by physicians. Normal blood pressure values for children and adolescents are based on age, sex, and height, and are available in standardized tables. Prehypertension is defined as a blood pressure in at least the 90th percentile, but less than the 95th percentile, for age, sex, and height, or a ...