This Letter focuses on the best available evidence about drug treatment of elevated blood pressure in individuals over 79 years of age.InformaworldSouth African Family PracticeTreatment of elevated blood pressure in the very elderly: less is better. South African Family Practice 51 , 26-27 /...
Measured in millimeters of mercury, blood pressure is the force of blood against the vessel walls. Systolic blood pressure, the higher number, is the force during a heartbeat, and diastolic refers to when the heart is at rest. Most people's diastolic blood pressure goes down with age. Systo...
Impaired autonomic cardiovascular function and elevated blood pressure in elderly members of a high-altitude Himalayan valley communityImpaired autonomic cardiovascular function and elevated blood pressure in elderly members of a high-altitude Himalayan valley communitydoi:10.1016/j.autneu.2009.09.014Takahiro...
High blood pressure (BP) has been well established as a leading risk factor for both cardiovascular disease and mortality in general. However, the effect of long-term exposure to elevated BP on mortality risks in Asian populations remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the...
But Pascal (Pa) is the typical SI (International System of Units) unit of pressure, and kPa is very widely used in pressure-related contexts. So, are kPa and mmHg the same, or are they connected? Is kPa the same as mmHg when measuring blood pressure?
Another result of stiffening of the large arteries is increased systolic blood pressure (SBP) and reduced diastolic blood pressure (DBP), that is, elevation of pulse pressure (PP)7. Elevation of PP is common in the older population8, and elevated PP in the middle-aged and older population ...
摘要: Background: Obesity and hypertension are two risk factors of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in adults. We aimed to examine the impacts of body weight and blood pressure (BP) from childhood on adult LV geometric remodeling.关键词:...
Glomerular adaptations such as increased glomerular capillary pressure and hypertrophy can increase single nephron glomerular filtration rate, thereby maintaining a normal glomerular filtration rate despite a reduction in nephron number.40 Misclassification is especially likely in the elderly because of the ...
Clinical study of blood pressure variability in aged patients with H type hypertension HomocysteineElderlyObjective: To explore characteristics and influencing factors for blood pressure variability (BPV) in aged patients with H type hypertension. ... Y Li,Y Gao - 《临床病例讨论杂志(英文版)》 被引...
A cross-sectional study of over 200 brains from nondemented elderly subjects reveals that individuals bearing the gene for apoE4 have increased diffuse deposits of A42, in addition to a greater incidence of CAA (27). Parenthetically, these diffuse deposits are com- mon in subjects with ...