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3. 7C.02

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Stea, F., primary, Bruno, R., additional, Ghiadoni, L., additional, Faita, F., additional, Di Lascio, N., additional, Del Turco, S., additional, Maffei, L., additional, Tognoni, G., additional, Taddei, S., additional, Picano, E., additional, and Sicari, R., additional

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2015
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5. Lack of correlation between cardiac mass and arteriolar structural changes in mild-to-moderate hypertension

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Lucarini, Ar, Spessot, M, Picano, E, Marini, C, Lattanzi, F, Pedrinelli, Roberto, and Salvetti, A.

Subjects
Male, Arterioles, Forearm, Echocardiography, Hypertension, Humans, Cardiomegaly, Female, Vascular Resistance, Hypertrophy, Middle Aged, Ventricular Function, Left
Abstract

A morphological restructuring of cardiac and arteriolar tissue is common in hypertension. The parallel evolution of these two processes as a compensatory response to pressure overload is a frequently assumed but unsubstantiated hypothesis. To evaluate this possibility, we have concomitantly measured left ventricular mass (LVM; two-dimensional echo) and minimal forearm vascular resistance (FVR; derived from the ratio of intra-arterial blood pressure: forearm blood flow by venous plethysmography) at maximal postischemic (13 min ischemia + 1 min hand exercise) reactive hyperemia. The study was performed on 29 essential hypertensive patients (15 males, 14 females, aged 50 +/- 10 years) who had not been undergoing treatment for hypertension for at least 15 days at the time of study. Minimum FVR was taken as a hemodynamic index of the integrated arteriolar lumen at the forearm level. LVM index and minimum FVR ranged from normal to clearly altered values. In spite of a wide spread of values, no correlation existed between the individual values of the two variables. Systemic mean blood pressure correlated with minimum FVR and tended to correlate with LVMI. Thus, morphological restructing of cardiac and arteriolar tissue does not seem to evolve in parallel in human hypertension. Pressure overload may contribute to cardiovascular hypertrophy, but other unrelated mechanisms may also underlie the development of cardiac and arteriolar abnormalities of human hypertension.

Published
1991

7. Diagnostic value of exercise electrocardiography and dipyridamole stress echocardiography in hypertensive and normotensive chest pain patients with right bundle branch block.

Author

Cortigiani L, Bigi R, Rigo F, Landi P, Baldini U, Mariani PR, Picano E, EPIC (Echo Persantine International Cooperative) Study Group, Cortigiani, Lauro, Bigi, Riccardo, Rigo, Fausto, Landi, Patrizia, Baldini, Umberto, Mariani, Pier Romano, Picano, Eugenio, and Echo Persantine International Cooperative Study Group

Published
2003
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13. Cardiovascular risk assessment in low-resource settings: a consensus document of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk in Low Resource Settings.

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Modesti PA, Agostoni P, Agyemang C, Basu S, Benetos A, Cappuccio FP, Ceriello A, Del Prato S, Kalyesubula R, O'Brien E, Kilama MO, Perlini S, Picano E, Reboldi G, Remuzzi G, Stuckler D, Twagirumukiza M, Van Bortel LM, Watfa G, Zhao D, and Parati G

Subjects
Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control, Consensus, Developing Countries, Europe, Humans, Hypertension prevention & control, Risk Assessment, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Hypertension epidemiology, Resource Allocation, Societies, Medical
Abstract

The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2010 confirms ischemic heart disease and stroke as the leading cause of death and that hypertension is the main associated risk factor worldwide. How best to respond to the rising prevalence of hypertension in resource-deprived settings is a topic of ongoing public-health debate and discussion. In low-income and middle-income countries, socioeconomic inequality and cultural factors play a role both in the development of risk factors and in the access to care. In Europe, cultural barriers and poor communication between health systems and migrants may limit migrants from receiving appropriate prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. To use more efficiently resources available and to make treatment cost-effective at the patient level, cardiovascular risk approach is now recommended. In 2011, The European Society of Hypertension established a Working Group on 'Hypertension and Cardiovascular risk in low resource settings', which brought together cardiologists, diabetologists, nephrologists, clinical trialists, epidemiologists, economists, and other stakeholders to review current strategies for cardiovascular risk assessment in population studies in low-income and middle-income countries, their limitations, possible improvements, and future interests in screening programs. This report summarizes current evidence and presents highlights of unmet needs.

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2014
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