Finding inspiration in high blood pressure

High Blood Pressure, FBS and LDL-C among Diabetic Iranians

Introduction: Control of blood pressure, fasting plasma sugar (FPS) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) reduces to vascular complications of diabetes. In this study we determined the prevalence of diabetic individuals with uncontrolled blood pressure, FPS and LDL-C. Materials and Methods: We used data from three national Surveys of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Disease (SuRFNCD) ...

High Blood Pressure

Controlling high blood pressure.

Finding consensus in the dietary calcium-blood pressure debate.

No single study or avenue of investigation can resolve the scientific controversies that entangle efforts to determine the effects of specific nutrients on medical conditions. To reach consensus in this area requires a substantial body of plausible, reproducible and consistent data from various investigative approaches--such as the data that now exist regarding the relationship between dietary ...

National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents

ABBREVIATIONS. BP, blood pressure; NHBPEP, National High Blood Pressure Education Program; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; JNC 7, Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure; NHLBI, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; ABP...