BACKGROUND In previous studies on the effect of renal stenting on arterial hypertension, patients were selected mainly on the basis of angiographic parameters of the renal artery stenosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether translesional pressure gradients could identify the patients with renal artery stenosis who might benefit from stenting. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 5...

Pressure wave reflection plays a pivotal role in the augmentation of systolic blood pressure. In the present study, the association between reflection of pressure wave and structural and functional alteration, including blood flow, in the common carotid artery was investigated in 70 hospitalized essential hypertensive patients. The reflection of pressure was estimated by the "augmentation index...

I T HAS been shown by many workers that positive pressure respiration may cause a fall in cardiac output, and work in this field has been the subject of several excellent reviews. 1 " 3 In intermittent positive pressure respiration , the fall in output has been proved to occur during the positive pressure phase in animals with both closed and open chest. 4 " 0 The mechanisms most commonly cited...

Aims: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of passive movements on hemodynamic parameters, including systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, pulse, and pulse pressure of patients under ventilation. Materials & Method: In this controlled clinical trial, 64 patients under ventilation in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad University of ...

conclusions according to the results of this study, it seems that shift work can be considered a risk factor for high blood pressure changes. it is recommended that workers who are working in shifts are more at risk and need more supervision. background several factors affect the emergence of high blood pressure, among which include environmental and occupational factors. shift work is currentl...

background: obesity is a significant risk factor for metabolic disorders including increase in blood pressure. body mass index (bmi), waist circumference (wc) and waist/hip ratio (whr) are simple and effective indicators of obe­sity. the objectives of this study were to examine the relationships between obesity anthropometric indicators and hy­pertension and to identify the best anthropometric ...