Ocular Perfusion Pressure: New Evidence  Ocular Perfusion Pressure and Glaucoma Progression  Definition and Calculation  Lower IOP improves OPP  Remains number 1 goal !!  Measure blood pressure on your patients  Higher systemic BP improves OPP, but you do not necessarily want to raise BP:  Nocturnal Hypotension and OPP  Avoiding IOP meds that LOWER systemic BP at night (beta blockers, a...

BACKGROUND The relationship between annual changes in blood pressure (BP) and the electrocardiogram (ECG) was studied to clarity what factors give early detection of complications and predict the outcome of therapy. METHODS AND RESULTS The influence of BP on the ECG was assessed in 830 Japanese office workers. Those with hypertension (HT) more frequently developed left atrial and ventricular ...

OBJECTIVE In primary care the management of patients with acute severely elevated blood pressure (BP) is challenging. The aim of the study was to evaluate the initial management and outcome of patients presenting to their general practitioner (GP) with severe high blood pressure. METHODS Twenty five general practitioners prospectively identified 164 patients presenting with severely elevated ...

BACKGROUND Reducing systolic blood pressure (BP) is of major benefit to patients with isolated systolic hypertension, but lowering normal diastolic BP may be harmful in terms of cardiovascular risk. Effects of different drugs on systolic BP, diastolic BP, and pulse pressure are therefore of interest. METHODS The NatriliX SR versus CandEsartan and amLodipine in the reduction of systoLic blood ...

background: at the present time, massage has become a popular therapy employed in complementary medicine. there is evidence showing that back massage might have many positive psychological effects, possibly due to having many autonomic nervous system afferent inputs. one of the frequent positions during massage is prone position. however, there has been limited research investigating the effect...

BACKGROUND Blood pressure (BP) is associated with early atherosclerosis and plaque rupture because the BP variability can significantly affect the blood flow velocity and shear stress over the plaque. However, the mechanical response of BP variability to the plaque remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated the correlation between different maximum systolic blood pressure (SBP) and the stress ...

Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Trials in the Absence of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Recording: Where Is the Stand? To the Editor: The American Heart Association position statement on blood pressure (BP) measurements1 will be useful for clinicians and academicians alike in arriving at a consensus. The BP recordings reported in clinical trials have an important bearing on the future clinical...

OBJECTIVE The current study examined trajectories of socioeconomic status (SES) throughout childhood and their relationship to markers of cardiovascular health in adolescence. The goal was to determine whether early-life SES, current SES, cumulative SES, and/or social mobility best explained the relationship between SES experiences across an adolescent's life span and current blood pressure (BP...

BACKGROUND Repeated exposure to household air pollution may intermittently raise blood pressure (BP) and affect cardiovascular outcomes. We investigated whether hourly carbon monoxide (CO) exposures were associated with acute increases in ambulatory blood pressure (ABP); and secondarily, if switching to an improved cookstove was associated with BP changes. We also evaluated the feasibility of u...

The Valsalva maneuver (VM) is frequently used to test autonomic function. However, the VM is also affected by changes in blood volume and blood volume redistribution. We hypothesized that even a standardized VM may produce a wide range of thoracic blood volume shifts. Larger blood volume shifts in some normovolemic individuals may be sufficient to induce decreases in blood pressure (BP) that pr...