The nonstratification of blood pressure (BP) levels may underestimate future cardiovascular risk in pregnant women who present with BP levels in the range of prehypertension (120-139/80-89 mm Hg). We prospectively evaluated the relationship between multiple antepartum BP measurements (from 11(+0) to 13(+6) weeks' gestation to term) and the occurrence of postpartum metabolic syndrome in 507 norm...

BACKGROUND Recent epidemiological studies have found that the prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) has significantly increased among children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between short sleep duration and prehypertension and hypertension in Lithuanian children and adolescents aged 12 to 15 years. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted from Nov...

Background Hypertension is a major health problem throughout the world and is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular mortality. It is important to detect and manage prehypertension and hypertension to reduce the risk of correlated complications especially cardiovascular diseases. Objective The objective of the study was to find the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among the...

Hypertension is a major public health issue affecting more than 70 million US adults and is a major risk factor in the development of stroke, cardiovascular [CV] and chronic kidney disease [1]. Patients with prehypertension [BP 130-130/80-89 mmHg] [2] are also at an increased risk for adverse CV events compared to normotensive controls [3]. Lifestyle modifications [LSM] have been recommended as...

Objectives The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) established 4 health centers to provide hypertension screening and a health support program in a deprived urban area of Lima, Peru. This case report provides a mid-term evaluation of the KOICA's hypertension prevention and control programs. Methods A follow up study was performed on 663 residents who were diagnosed with prehyperten...

Numerous clinical studies have used differing garlic preparations leading to controversial results with regard to the hypotensive effect of garlic. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was designed to determine the effect of a traditional Japanese garlic homogenate-based supplementary diet (GH diet) product on blood pressure (BP) in subjects with prehypertension and in those ...

Patients with prehypertension are more likely to progress to manifest hypertension than those with optimal or normal blood pressure. However, the mechanisms underlying the development from prehypertension to hypertension still remain largely elusive and the drugs for antihypertensive treatment in prehypertension are absent. Here we determined the effects of magnolol (MAG) on blood pressure and ...