At age 7.5 years the supine blood pressures of 216 children born to women who had been hypertensive during pregnancy were recorded. No associations were found between the blood pressures of the children and their mothers. The blood pressures of children whose mothers received methyldopa during pregnancy did not differ from those of children whose mothers had no specific treatment. Four boys who...

BACKGROUND We determined the prevalence of general and central obesity and their relationship with blood pressure levels among adolescents in Abeokuta, Nigeria. METHODS We selected 423 adolescents from seven schools in Abeokuta, Nigeria, using a multistage random-sampling technique. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and blood pressures were measured. RESULTS Twenty-one (5%) ch...

Blood pressure was measured in 730 infants and their mothers within 5 days of birth. Paternal blood pressures were obtained where possible, and follow-up measurements were made on participants at 1 week and 1, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. Infant blood pressures were adjusted for such variables as age, observer, cuff size, and sleep/activity status. Infant blood pressure correlated with maternal bl...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Living donor nephrectomy can be associated with increases in blood pressure several years following the procedure, but the best method to assess blood pressure during the living donor evaluation process is unclear. METHODS Living kidney donors underwent casual clinic and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and measurement of central aortic pressures at baseline and 6 m...

BACKGROUND: Wet cupping is a non-pharmacological therapy that has been shown to assist hypertensive patients with blood pressure reduction. However, the underlying mechanisms by which wet-cupping lowers are currently unknown. More scientific investigation necessary explain mechanism wet pressure, particularly role of nitric oxide (NO). AIM: The study aimed show effect on NO levels in patients. ...

Introduction Blood pressure (BP) is one of the important vital signs that need to be monitored for personal healthcare. Arterial blood pressure is estimated from pulse transit time (PTT). This study uses two pulse sensors to get PTT. The aim of this study was to construct an optical system and to monitor blood pressure continuously and without cuff in people with different ages. Materials and M...

the relative importance of systolic blood pressure (sbp) versus diastolic blood pressure (dbp) in predicting the risk of ischaemic heart disease (ihd) mortality is controversial. we have re-examined sbp compared to d bp and other combinations of sbp and d bp in predicting the risk of ihd mortality in a long-term cohort study oflo,541 men and women in the west of scotland. during a mean follow-u...

introduction: hypertension (htn) is one of the most common risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in adults and it is clear that htn in adults starts from the childhood. cardiovascular diseases in adults can be decreased by determining and controlling risk factors on blood pressure (bp) in children. this study evaluated & investigated the risk factors & determinants respecting blood pressure i...

abstract background: spinal anesthesia for cesarean section is associated with a high incidence of hypotension. the synergism between intrathecal opioids and local anesthetics may make it possible to achieve reliable spinal anesthesia with minimal hypotension using a minidose of local anesthetic. methods: forty-four preeclamptic parturients undergoing cesarean section were randomized in two gro...