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Leptin and its relation to autonomic activity, endothelial cell activation and blood pressure in a young black and white population: the African-PREDICT study
(Thieme, 2018)
An increasing prevalence of obesity-related hypertension is observed in the youth and may have severe consequences for future cardiovascular disease development. Previous studies portrayed leptin as a potential factor ...
Large artery stiffness is associated with marinobufagenin in young adults: the African-PREDICT study
(Wolters Kluwer, 2018)
Objectives: The cardiotonic steroid, marinobufagenin (MBG), has been shown to play a physiological natriuretic role in response to salt intake. However, recent studies in clinical and animal models demonstrated possible ...
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Elsevier, 2018)
Background Global development goals increasingly rely on country-specific estimates for benchmarking a nation’s
progress. To meet this need, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 ...
Physical activity volume in relation to risk of atrial fibrillation. A non-linear meta-regression analysis
(Sage, 2018)
Background
Light physical activity is known to reduce atrial fibrillation risk, whereas moderate to vigorous physical activity may result in an increased risk. However, the question of what volume of physical activity can ...
Development of the certificate course in the management of hypertension in Africa (CCMH-Africa): proceedings of the first Continental Faculty Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya, 25-26 Feb 2018
(Clinics Cardive, 2018)
Background: In response to the call by the World Health Organisation to reduce premature deaths from non-commu- nicable diseases by 25% by the year 2025 (25×25), the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), in partner- ...
Global, regional, and country-specific lifetime risks of stroke, 1990 and 2016
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2018)
BACKGROUND
The lifetime risk of stroke has been calculated in a limited number of selected
populations. We sought to estimate the lifetime risk of stroke at the regional,
country, and global level using data from a ...
Dietary sodium intake and its relationship to adiposity in young black and white adults: the African‐PREDICT study
(Wiley, 2018)
Obesity and salt intake are both established factors contributing to cardiovascular
disease development. Recently, studies found a controversial positive relationship
between dietary salt and obesity. Therefore, the ...
Monitoring the South African population’s salt intake: spot urine v. 24 h urine
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2018)
Objective
The present study set out to determine whether morning spot urine samples can be used to monitor Na (and K) intake levels in South Africa, instead of the ‘gold standard’ 24 h urine sample.
Design
Participants ...
What are the financial implications of the 2017 AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guideline?
(Sage, 2018)
Since the publication of the 2017 High Blood Pressure Guideline from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA),1 commentaries have been published debating medical perspectives on the ...
Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: a pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants
(Oxford Univ Press, 2018)
Background
Change in the prevalence of raised blood pressure could be due to both shifts in the entire distribution of blood pressure (representing the combined effects of public health interventions and secular trends) ...