Relax, but is there rest for the blood pressure?

Blood pressure oscillations: Is there an independent antihypertensive effect?

Independent Antihypertensive Effect? To the Editor: In a recent issue of Circulation, Nafz and colleagues1 described the antihypertensive effects of oscillations of renal perfusion pressure (RPP) in conscious dogs. One of the key findings in that article was that plasma renin activity increased in response to a decrease in the mean RPP to 85 mm Hg; this increase was significantly reduced by 0.1...

Blood Pressure Regulation During Bathing: Is There a Cardiovascular Risk?

he is one and there is naught but he (isfahani hatif on the summit of tarjiband)

the celebrated poem of ahmad hatif of isfahn, known in persian as the hatef’s tarjiband is studied in the present paper from a historical point of view to reveal the status of this poet in persian poetry, as well as its mystical content. first a short history of tarjiband as a poetic form is revised, then the sixteen poets who have written a mystical tarjiband are presented. all of these tarj...

Is there a role for nurse-led blood pressure management in primary care?

Adequate treatment of high blood pressure reduces the risk of strokes and other cardiovascular events, but current treatment in UK general practice is often inadequate. Nurse-led management of people with high blood pressure could lead to improvements due to strict adherence to protocols, agreed target blood pressure, better prescribing and compliance, and regular follow-up. However, a review o...

Is there a causal role for homocysteine concentration in blood pressure? A Mendelian randomization study.

BACKGROUND An understanding of whether homocysteine is a cause or a marker of increased blood pressure is relevant because blood homocysteine can be effectively lowered by safe and inexpensive interventions (e.g., vitamin B-6, B-9, and B-12 supplementation). OBJECTIVE The aim was to assess the causal influence of homocysteine on systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP, respectively...