BACKGROUND HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk of tissue inflammation and accelerated vascular aging ('inflamm-aging'). Abnormal diurnal blood pressure (BP) rhythms such as non-dipping may contribute to an increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in HIV infected individuals. However, little data exists on ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) and measures of vascular sti...

Although per capita use of cigarettes among adults (18 years of age and over) has declined from 4345 in 1963 to 3494 in 1983, there are still about 53 million cigarette smokers in the United States (89, 92). Six hundred thirty billion cigarettes were con sumed in 1983. An alarming development is the increasing prevalence of snuff dipping. Snuff dipping is the practice of extracting juices from ...

OBJECTIVES We aim to assess the impact of early nocturnal blood pressure (BP) variation in the functional outcome of patients after an acute ischemic stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS We included consecutive stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVrtPA) in a tertiary stroke center. BP measurements were performed at regular intervals throughout day and night during the first 48 h ...

BACKGROUND Abnormalities in nocturnal blood pressure dipping are well known for its relationship to cardiovascular diseases. Cerebral microbleeds are frequently observed in patients with hypertension and are known to be potent risk factors for stroke. However, there are scanty reports about the relationship between nocturnal dipping and cerebral microbleeds. METHODS We recruited consecutive p...

New fault trace mapping and structural survey of the active faults outcropping within epicentral area Campania-Lucania 1980 normal earthquake (M w 6.9) are integrated with a revision pre-existing data an updated interpretation CROP-04 near-vertical seismic profile to reconstruct surface depth geometry, kinematics stress tensor seismogenic pattern. Three main alignments, organized in high-angle ...

Objectives. Many techniques were described for ureteroileal anastomosis in orthotopic bladder substitution, ranging from nonrefluxing to refluxing techniques, all aiming at preservation of the upper tract. We describe our technique of dipping the ureter into the ileal pouch, which is simple and had no complications. Patients and Methods. Our technique implies dipping the ureter in the lateral s...

BACKGROUND Most healthy people exhibit a decrease in systolic blood pressure (SBP) at night. A drop of <10% from mean daytime values, "non-dipping," is associated with kidney disease and cardiovascular events. We hypothesized that non-dipping would predict all-cause mortality. METHODS Consecutive patients referred for ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring at the Cleveland Clinic between 1...