New-onset diabetes in the hypertension treatment trials: a point of view [0.03%]
高血压治疗试验中的新发糖尿病问题的观点
Marvin Moser
Marvin Moser
Ari Mosenkis,Raymond R Townsend
Ari Mosenkis
Domenic A Sica
Domenic A Sica
The incidence of chronic kidney disease is steadily increasing in the United States. The magnitude of this problem is such that virtually all health care providers are being called upon to manage these patients. The interplay between chroni...
Thomas G Pickering
Thomas G Pickering
The aging of the United States population means that treatment of hypertension in the elderly is becoming an increasingly important issue, and the pathophysiology, consequences, and benefits of treatment are quantitatively different in olde...
Vasilios Papademetriou
Vasilios Papademetriou
The prevalence of heart failure is increasing in modern societies. Hypertension is a major contributor to the development of heart failure, whether through the development of left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction or by prom...
Update on the management of hypertension: recent clinical trials and the JNC 7 [0.03%]
高血压治疗进展：最近的临床试验和JNC 7报告
Marvin Moser
Marvin Moser
The following issues are highlighted: Emphasis is placed on the importance of systolic blood pressure elevations in estimating risk and in determining prognosis. A review of placebo-controlled clinical trials indicates that cardiovascular e...
L Michael Prisant
L Michael Prisant
Blood pressure normally declines 10%-20% from daytime to sleep. Patients with less than a 10% reduction in daytime blood pressure are referred to as nondippers. A blunted nocturnal decline in blood pressure may be due to diminished sodium e...
William J Elliott
William J Elliott
A hypertensive emergency, defined as an elevated blood pressure with evidence of acute target organ damage, can manifest in many forms, including neurological, cardiac, renal, and obstetric. After diagnosis, effective parenteral antihyperte...
Lifestyle modification: is it achievable and durable? The argument against [0.03%]
生活方式的改变：可行且持久吗？持反对意见的观点
Thomas G Pickering
Thomas G Pickering