93 * MASKED HYPERTENSION IS COMMON AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT MORTALITY

Is thyroid function associated with masked hypertension?

Is siesta masking masked hypertension?

To the Editor: Banegas et al,1 for the Spanish Society of Hypertension Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Registry Investigators, have examined the sensitivity and specificity of office blood pressure measurements in assessing control of hypertension in treated patients. The “gold standard” reference was the daytime component of a 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. In this manner, ...

Is Sudden Hearing Loss Associated with Atherosclerosis?

Introduction: Sudden sensorineural hearing-loss (SSNHL) patients constitute approximately 2–3% of referrals to ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinics. Several predisposing factors have been proposed for this condition; one of which is vascular disorders and perfusion compromise. In this research the atherosclerotic changes and their known risk factors are studied in SSNHL patients.   Materials and ...

Common Genetic Variant of insig2 Gene rs7566605 Polymorphism Is Associated with Severe Obesity in North India

Background: Obesity is a very common disorder resulting from an imbalance between food intake and energy expenditure, and it has a substantial impact on the development of chronic diseases.  The aim of this study was to examine the association of INSIG2 (rs7566605) gene polymorphism with obesity and obesity associated phenotypes in North Indian subjects. Methods: The variants were investig...

Is masked hypertension related to diabetes mellitus?

To the Editor: We recently read with interest the article by Franklin et al 1 concerning the prevalence of masked hypertension (MH) in diabetes mellitus. Analyzing data from the IDACO (The International Database of Ambulatory Blood Pressure in relation to Cardiovascular Outcome) project, the authors revealed that 42.5% of the antihyper-tensive-treated diabetics had MH (normal clinic blood press...