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This study is a longitudinal cohort follow-up study. The main contents include:
(1) Questionnaire design: the questionnaire is designed according to the research contents and purposes. The standard questionnaires will be used to collect the general information, dietary habits, lifestyle, medical
About 30% of the world adult population is affected by hypertension in industrialised countries. Elevated arterial pressure is the major cause of cardiovascular mortality and international guidelines emphasise the benefits of reducing blood pressure. The current antihypertensive strategies may
Study Population
Our study included 100 patients referred to the Hypertension Clinic of Salerno Medical School Hospital in Salerno, with the first diagnosis of arterial hypertension and in the absence of a previous treatment. At the time of enrollment visit, patients signed a consent to anonymous
The main contents include: (1) Questionnaire design: questionnaire is designed according to the research contents and purposes. The standard questionnaires will be used to collect the general information, dietary habits, lifestyle, medical history and family history etc.(2)Anthropometric
Scientific background
Essential Hypertension is characterized by endothelial dysfunction with impaired vasorelaxation.
Reduced nitric oxide bioavailability, which is considered a hallmark of endothelial dysfunction, plays an important role in mediating blood pressure elevation. Accumulating evidence
This study is a longitudinal cohort follow-up study. The main contents include:(1)Questionnaire design: questionnaire is designed according to the research contents and purposes. The standard questionnaires will be used to collect the general information, dietary habits, lifestyle, medical history
To evaluate the efficacy on blood pressure reduction, safety and tolerability of two different dosages of canrenone as add-on therapy in patients already treated with Angiotensin Converting-Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE-I) or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) and diuretics at the maximum dosage.
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About 30% of the world adult population is affected by hypertension in industrialised countries. Elevated arterial pressure is the major cause of cardiovascular mortality and international guidelines emphasise the benefits of reducing blood pressure. The current antihypertensive strategies may
To evaluate the importance of providing guidelines to patients via active telephone calls for blood pressure management and the discontinuation of treatment in hypertensive patients, using two treatment regimens with low-dose medications, which were offered for free to avoid the influence of the
Background and rationale
Many comments have been issued about similarities and differences between 2003 American and European guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension (1,2), especially after the publication of the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack
Trial protocol for ADAM Study
1.1 General Data:
1. Title of the Study: Influence of Amlodipine on the Mortality of Patients with End-Stage Renal Failure (abbreviated title: ADAM [Amlodipine and Dialysis Patients, Action on Mortality])
2. Study Directors:
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Tepel, Charite
BACKGROUND:
In 1966, the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council (NAS-NRC) began the development of a twin registry. Through state birth records, a group of twins born in 1917-1927 was ascertained and matched to veteran records to obtain a roster of 16,000 twins where both members of
BACKGROUND:
CARDIA was a longitudinal study of the influence of lifestyle on coronary heart disease risk factors during the young adult and post-young-adult years, the time period during which risk for cardiovascular disease was thought to undergo crucial evolution. Four centers participated in this