Browsing Research Institutes and Centres by Subject "Hypertension"
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Accurate Bayesian prediction of cardiovascular-related mortality using ambulatory blood pressure measurements
(Springer Cham, 2017-05-30)Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular-related mortality (CVRM), affecting approximately 1 billion people worldwide. To enable patients at significant risk of CVRM to be treated appropriately, it is essential ... -
Increased weight gain during the long interdialytic period Is associated with minor effects on blood pressure control in clinically stable in-centre haemodialysis patients
(Karger Publishers, 2018-11-09)Background/Aims: Three-day-a-week chronic haemodialysis (cHD) involves 1 long (72 h) and 2 short (48 h) inter-dialytic periods (IDPs), We aimed to determine whether BP control following the long IDP is inferior to the short ... -
Rho A/Rho kinase: human umbilical artery mRNA expression in normal and pre eclamptic pregnancies and functional role in isoprostane-induced vasoconstriction
(Society for Reproduction and Fertility, 2006-07-01)Pre eclampsia represents a state of increased or prolonged vasoconstriction, partially linked to the potent vasocontractile effect of isoprostanes. The process of Rho A-mediated calcium sensitisation is inherent to a state ...