171 Results Found

Several outcome-based prospective investigations have provided solid data which support the prognostic value of 24 h ambulatory blood pressure over and beyond cardiovascular traditional risk factors. Average 24 h, daytime, and nighttime blood pressur...

Background: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is increasingly recognized as a more reliable indicator of blood pressure status in children than clinic-based measurements, with superior predictive value for cardiovascular morbidity and morta...

Growing evidence suggests that abnormal diurnal blood pressure rhythms may be associated with many adverse health outcomes, including increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. This study evaluates methodological aspects of research on bidi...

Background and Objectives: This study aims to determine prevalence of masked uncontrolled hypertension (MUH) in frail geriatric patients with arterial hypertension and thus show the role of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) since hypertensi...

Background: In systemic sclerosis (SSc), endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and reduced nitric oxide levels may disrupt circadian blood pressure (BP) regulation. There are studies showing that inflammatory and certain other cells in diseases like...

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and primary glomerular disease (PGD) are the main causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). This study was conducted to compare the characteristics of ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring...

Hypertension disorders during pregnancy has a wide range of severities, from a mild clinical condition to a life-threatening one. Currently, office BP is still the main method for the diagnosis of hypertension during pregnancy. Despite of the limitat...

Background: Blood pressure is associated with overt thyroid disorders, but the role of subclinical diseases is not clear, particularly when blood pressure is assessed at the clinical office. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring over 24 h provides add...

Background: The blood pressure load (BPL) is commonly defined as the percentage of readings in a 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) study above a certain threshold, usually the upper normal limit. While it has been studied since the 199...

The aim of this study was to provide prediction models for masked uncontrolled hypertension (MUCH) detected by ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring in an Italian population. We studied 738 treated hypertensive patients with normal clinic BPs cla...

Chronic heart disease (CHD) is a widespread and persistent health challenge that demands immediate attention. Early detection and accurate diagnosis are essential for effective treatment and management of this condition. To overcome this difficulty,...

E-selectin is an endothelial cell adhesion molecule involved in vascular inflammation. Elevated E-selectin has been reported in patients with high blood pressure and diabetes. Given the increasing clinical relevance of parameters derived from ambulat...

Background: One in fifty infants is conceived through assisted reproductive technologies (ART). To date, data on the cardiovascular morbidity of ART individuals is ambiguous. This study investigated the vascular function of young ART subjects using 2...

Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus. Cardiovascular reflex tests (CARTs) are the gold standard in the diagnosis of CAN, but the handgrip test is no longer recommended to be performed. Previously, th...

(1) Background: Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction is a non-motor feature in Parkinson’s disease with negative impact on functionality and life expectancy, prompting early detection and proper management. We aimed to describe the blood pressure pat...

One of the causes of hypertension is excess weight gain, which can also affect the course of this disease. Both the diagnosis and management of hypertension commonly use ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; the results of which correlate more strong...

This study aimed to assess the relationship between chosen antioxidants, namely selenoprotein P (SELENOP), peroxiredoxin-5 (Prdx-5), renalase and selected cardiovascular consequences tested in ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and echocardi...

Physical exercise and isoflavone supplementation are potential strategies to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases in postmenopausal women. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there are additive effects of isoflavone supplementation...

Having the appropriate tools to identify pancreas recipients most susceptible to coronary artery disease (CAD) is crucial for pretransplant cardiological assessment. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between blood pressure (BP) ind...

Mild left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) has been considered as one of the possible structural, physiological adaptations to regular, intensive physical activity. However, it may also appear as one of the subclinical complications of hypertension. In...

We developed a prototype for measuring physiological data for pulse transit time (PTT) estimation that will be used for ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring. The device is comprised of an embedded system with multimodal sensors that streams high...

The present research aimed to investigate the influence of sleep bruxism (SB) intensity on blood pressure parameters in normotensive subjects by using an ambulatory blood pressure device. The study group included 65 normotensive individuals suspected...

(1) Objective: In this research, we explored the difference in blood pressure variability (BPV) between children with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and healthy children. Furthermore, we tried to investigate the effect of BPV on POTS and its re...

Blood pressure variability (BPV) is linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and systemic inflammation in adults, but its relevance in young, healthy populations remains unclear. This study examined the association between short-term BPV and inflammato...

The relationship between the morning blood pressure surge (MBPS) and cardiovascular risk is inconclusive. Previous studies have not taken into consideration dipping status in examining the MBPS and its associated factors. The aim was to examine facto...

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular complications and mortality. This study aimed to assess the relationship between the diurnal blood pressure (BP) profile, progression of CKD, and hypertension...

Background: Pediatric hypertension is an increasingly recognized health concern and is commonly influenced by modifiable factors such as dietary sodium intake and obesity and non-modifiable factors like family history of hypertension. Urinary sodium...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) begins early in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Reduced nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability has been associated with increased CVD in CKD patients. Children tend to have more exposure to acrylamide, one of the m...

Alterations in ambulatory blood pressure detected by monitoring (ABPM) have been associated with perinatal complications in hypertensive pregnant women. Aim: To establish the relationships between the blood pressure (BP) profiles detected by ABPM and...

To date, no model has jointly encompassed clinical, inflammatory, and redox markers with the risk of a non-dipper blood pressure (BP) profile. We aimed to evaluate the correlation between these features and the main twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood...

Isolated nocturnal hypertension (INH) and masked nocturnal hypertension (MNH) increase cardiovascular risk. Their prevalence and characteristics are not clearly established and seem to differ among populations. We aimed to determine the prevalence an...

Background and Objectives: Circadian fluctuations in blood pressure, particularly the non-dipping pattern characterized by the absence of a nocturnal decline, are associated with an increased risk of microvascular complications. The retina, as a high...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD), while major CV events are rare in young CKD patients. In addition to nitric oxide (NO)-related biomarkers, several surrogate markers have been assessed to stratify CV risk in you...

Background and Objectives: The long-term renal and cardiovascular effects of neonatal acute kidney injury (AKI) in preterm infants remain unclear. This study investigated whether neonatal AKI leads to persistent subclinical kidney injury and blood pr...

Both kidney disease and hypertension can originate from early life. Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are the leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children. Since gut microbiota and their metabolite short chain...

Despite cardiovascular disease (CVD) being the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD), less attention has been paid to subclinical CVD in children and adolescents with early CKD stages. Gut microbiota and their metab...

Background/Objectives: Long COVID (LC) has been linked to fatigue, exercise intolerance, and autonomic dysfunction, but sex-stratified data on cardiovascular responses to maximal exercise—an essential component of personalized medicine—ar...

Background/Objectives: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, partly due to coexisting blood pressure (BP) disturbances. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is recommended for detecting subtle BP a...

Background: Pediatric CKD is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Early detection of subclinical CVD in childhood CKD can be achieved through various cardiovascular (CV) assessments, including carotid intima–media thickn...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity among children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The causes of pediatric CKD differ from those in adults, as congenital anomalies in the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)...

Background and Objectives: Non-dipping blood pressure (BP) patterns are associated with increased cardiovascular risk, but their role in periprocedural myocardial infarction (PMI) during elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains...

Background and Objective: Dietary interventions are the first-line treatment for overweight individuals (OW) and individuals with obesity (OB) with high-normal blood pressure (BP) or grade I hypertension, especially when at low-to-moderate cardiovasc...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Gut microbiota-dependent metabolites trimethylamine (TMA), trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), and dimethylamine (DMA) have been linked to CKD and CVD. We examined...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors are present early in life in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), consequently cardiovascular morbidity presents in early adulthood. However, risk factors of CVD have been rarely addressed in children...

Identifying children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and ensuring they receive appropriate treatment can prevent CVD events and mortality later in life. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gaseous signaling mole...

Solitary functioning kidney (SFK) can be defined as the absence or hypofunction of a kidney due to acquired or congenital reasons. A congenital solitary functioning kidney (cSFK) is more common than is an acquired one (aSFK) and is characterized by t...

Background: Monitoring pulse rate is fundamental to cardiovascular health management and early detection of rhythm disturbances. While oscillometric blood pressure measurement is well established and validated in clinical practice, its use for pulse...

Background and Objectives: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is considered a global epidemic, and its diagnosis is crucial, allowing early intervention and management. The main aim of this study was to examine any possible blood pressure (BP) differences bas...

Background: Smart devices that are able to measure blood pressure (BP) are valuable for hypertension or heart failure management using digital technology. Data regarding their diagnostic accuracy in comparison to standard noninvasive measurement in a...

Hypertension is a significant public health concern in Saudi Arabia, affecting 28.6% of the population. Despite the availability of effective treatments, optimal blood pressure control is not always achieved, highlighting the need for effective manag...