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Do we really know how common hypertension is?
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
For over a century the use of brachial blood pressures in determining cardiovascular risk has been a cornerstone of medical practices globally. Clear evidence confirms that increased blood pressure results in stroke, heart ...
The relationship of nitric oxide synthesis capacity, oxidative stress, and albumin-to-creatinine ratio in black and white men: the SABPA study
(Springer, 2016)
Inadequate substrate availability and increased
nitric oxide synthase inhibitor levels attenuate nitric oxide
(NO) synthesis, whereas increased vascular oxidative
stress may lead to inactivation of NO. We compared
markers ...
Cardiovascular proteomics
(Elsevier, 2020)
Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. They develop over long periods of time, and are typically caused by multiple factors, and interaction with the environment. Proteomics allows ...
Diet and sedentary behaviour in relation to mortality in US adults with a cardiovascular condition: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey linked to the US mortality registry
(Cambridge Univ Pess, 2020)
CVD is the most common chronic condition and the highest cause of mortality in the USA. The aim of the present work was to investigate diet and sedentary behaviour in relation to mortality in US CVD survivors. The National ...
Associations of central and peripheral blood pressure with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in healthy young adults: the African-PREDICT study
(Springer Nature, 2020)
This study investigated associations of brachial and central blood pressure (BP) with detailed renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) components in a healthy young population stratified according to ethnicity and sex. ...
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 ...
Is the cardiovascular health of South Africans today comparable with African Americans 45 years ago?
(Wolters Kluwer, 2019)
Objectives: Hypertension occurs frequently among
black populations around the world. In the United
States (US) health system, interventions since the 1960s
resulted in improvements in hypertension awareness,
management ...
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- ...
Left ventricular mass independently associates with 24-hour sodium excretion in young masked hypertensive adults: the African-PREDICT study
(Elsevier, 2019)
Background
Due to the known contribution of excess sodium intake on elevations in blood pressure, salt reduction regulations are being introduced in countries all over the world. To study the contribution of sodium intake ...