Age (years, mean±SD) DM (%) Current smoker (%) Blood pressure (mmHg, %) Optimal (SBP<120, DBP<80) Normal (SBP<130, DBP<85) High normal (SBP<140, DBP<90) Stage I HT (SBP<160, DBP<100) Stage II to IV HT (SBP>=160, DBP ≥ 100) Total cholesterol (mg/dl, %) <160 160-199 200-239 240-279 ≥ 280 LDL cholesterol (mg/dl, %) >130 130-159 >160 HDL cholesterol (mg/dl, %) <35 35-44 45-49 50-59 ≥ 60 Creatinine ...

BACKGROUND The exact form of the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart failure (HF) risk in the elderly remains incompletely defined, especially in individuals not receiving antihypertensive drugs. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between SBP and HF risk in the elderly. DESIGN Competing-risks proportional hazards modelling of incident HF risk, using 10-year follow-...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recent studies suggest a J-shaped association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cardiovascular events. The optimal SBP target after stroke remains unknown. We assessed the link between SBP and mortality after stroke. METHODS We included adults (≥20 years) with self-reported stroke who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1998 to ...

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...

The association between low systolic blood pressure (SBP) and vascular diseases is unclear. The aim of this study was to prospectively examine the association between SBP, especially low SBP, and mortality from all causes and vascular diseases among the elderly in Korea. Six thousand two hundred ninety four residents in a rural community were followed-up for deaths from 1985 to 2008. The adjust...

The SBP-box gene family is specific to plants and encodes a class of zinc finger-containing transcription factors with a broad range of functions. Although SBP-box genes have been identified in numerous plants, including green algae, moss, silver birch, snapdragon, Arabidopsis, rice, and maize, there is little information concerning SBP-box genes, or the corresponding miR156/157, function in me...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Degree and timing of blood pressure (BP) lowering treatment in relation to hematoma growth were investigated in the Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage Trial-2 (INTERACT2). METHODS INTERACT2 was an international clinical trial of intensive (target systolic BP [SBP], <140 mm Hg) versus guideline-recommended (SBP, <180 mm Hg) BP lowering in 283...

BACKGROUND Evidence indicates that systolic blood pressure (SBP) reduction may reduce hematoma expansion in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) who are initially seen with acute hypertensive response. OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between different variables of SBP reduction and hematoma expansion, perihematomal edema, and 3-month outcome among patients with ICH. DESIGN Pos...

Previous studies have identified two neurectoderm-specific serotonin binding proteins (SBP), one with an apparent Mr of 45 kDa, and one of 56 kDa. The current experiments were undertaken to test the hypothesis that these proteins are specific components of serotonergic neurons. Since actin has been found to bind serotonin, the relationship of the 2 forms of SBP to actin was also investigated. A...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of recurrence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with end stage liver disease and the factors responsible for it. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from November 2008 till November 2009. METHODOLOGY Patients with cirrhosis who were admitted at AKUH with diagnosis of...