Arterial elasticity among normotensive subjects and treated and untreated hypertensive subjects

Arterial compliance in a group of normotensive and untreated hypertensive Cameroonian subjects in Yaounde

INTRODUCTION Arterial compliance is an independent predictor of cardiovascular events. It decreases with age and this decrease is accelerated by hypertension. The objectives were to determine the arterial compliance in a group of normotensive and untreated hypertensive stage 1, 2 and 3 Cameroonian subjects. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2012 to February 2013 in Yao...

Blood pressure variability and arterial elasticity in hypertensive subjects.

Apart from the mean 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure (ABP), the blood pressure variability (BPV) also bears an independent relationship with target-organ damage in hypertension. A reduction in arterial compliance has been demonstrated in hypertension but its relation to BPV is still unknown. The aim of the study is to compare BPV and arterial compliance between hypertensive and normotensive su...

Determinants of accelerated progression of arterial stiffness in normotensive subjects and in treated hypertensive subjects over a 6-year period.

BACKGROUND Elastic artery stiffness, a result of arterial aging, is an independent indicator of cardiovascular risk. The aim of the present longitudinal study was to compare the progression of aortic stiffness over a 6-year period in treated hypertensive subjects and normotensive subjects, and to evaluate the determinants of this progression. METHODS AND RESULTS Data for the present analysis ...

Autonomic Function in Hypertensive and Normotensive Subjects

Comparative study of marker of oxidative stress among normotensive, pre-hypertensive and hypertensive subjects

This study was undertaken to evaluate the serum levels of antioxidant enzymes and marker of lipid peroxidation and compare oxidative stress level among normotensive, prehypertensive and hypertensive subjects. In this cross sectional study 25 normotensive,15 prehypertensive and 25 hypertensive subjects were included. The potential participants were subjected to selection protocol consisting of c...