Diet and Blood Pressure
Elevated blood pressure (BP) remains an extraordinarily common and important risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) and renal diseases throughout the world. According to the 2011-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination…
White-Coat and Masked Hypertension
Traditionally, identification and management of hypertension has been based on office blood pressure (BP) measurements. However, after the introduction of methods to assess BP values under everyday life conditions, through…
Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephropathy
Advances and Major Points of Emphasis 1. Definition of the spectrum of progressive clinical manifestations attributable to renovascular disease 2. Recognition that moderate reductions in renal blood flow do not…
Secondary Hypertension : Primary Hyperaldosteronism and Mineralocorticoid Excess States
Hypertension resulting from mineralocorticoid excess can be categorized based on levels of renin and aldosterone ( Box 14.1 ). Aldosterone, deoxycorticosterone, and cortisol are the three major mineralocorticoid receptor ligands….
Office Blood Pressure Measurement
Because patients whose blood pressure (BP) rises to unhealthy levels usually have no symptoms to suggest the presence of this condition the only way to detect the “silent killer” is…
Secondary Hypertension: Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
Endocrine disorders account for about 5% to 10% of secondary hypertension. Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma tumors are a well-established, albeit rare, cause of secondary hypertension. Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are tumors of…
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Hypertension Management
Before the early 1970s, intraarterial recordings provided the only means of following changes in blood pressure (BP) during the typical activities of daily living over a period of time. The…
Inflammation and Immunity in Hypertension
Approximately one-third of the Western population has hypertension, and this disease becomes more frequent with aging. This disease is also a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, causing stroke, heart…
Home Monitoring of Blood Pressure
Despite the fact that conventional measurement of blood pressure (BP) in the office (OBP) has been the cornerstone for hypertension diagnosis and management for decades, it is recognized that this…
The Environment and High Blood Pressure
Hypertension is a polygenetic disorder provoked by remediable (e.g., sodium intake) as well as unmodifiable factors (e.g., aging). It accounts for up to half of cardiovascular events and is the…
