Hypertension and acute myocardial infarction: an overview

R Pedrinelli, P Ballo, C Fiorentini, S Denti… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
History of hypertension is a frequent finding in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
and its recurring association with female sex, diabetes, older age, less frequent smoking and …

Hypertension and patients with acute coronary syndrome: Putting blood pressure levels into perspective

K Konstantinou, C Tsioufis, A Koumelli… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Arterial hypertension is a well‐established cardiovascular risk factor, and blood pressure
(BP) control has largely improved the prognosis of hypertensive patients. A number of …

Why is hypertension so frequently uncontrolled in secondary prevention?

J Amar, B Chamontin, N Genes, C Cantet… - Journal of …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Why is hypertension so frequently uncontrolled in secondary... : Journal of Hypertension Why is
hypertension so frequently uncontrolled in secondary prevention? : Journal of Hypertension …

How to help patients to control their blood pressure? Blood pressure control and its predictor

Y Hassan, N Abd Aziz, YW Kassab… - Archives of Pharmacy …, 2014 - archivepp.com
Introduction: Good blood pressure (BP) control is one of the aims of hypertension disease
management. Consistently achieving the targeted BP could reduce patient's risk of …

Ascending aortic, but not brachial blood pressure-derived indices are related to coronary atherosclerosis

P Jankowski, K Kawecka-Jaszcz, D Czarnecka… - Atherosclerosis, 2004 - Elsevier
A recent study has demonstrated that pulse pressure (PP) measured in the ascending aorta
is related to the extent of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing coronary …

Prevalence and management of hypertension in the inpatient setting: a systematic review

RN Axon, L Cousineau, BM Egan - Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) is a major cardiovascular risk factor yet control rates
remain suboptimal. Thus, improving recognition, treatment, and control of HTN by focusing …

Admission blood pressure and 1‐year mortality in acute myocardial infarction

D Roth, R Van Tulder, B Heidinger… - … journal of clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Arterial hypertension is a well‐established factor for increased risk of cardiovascular
diseases, but low admission blood pressure has also been suggested as predictor for …

Association between admission supine systolic blood pressure and 1-year mortality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit for acute chest pain

U Stenestrand, M Wijkman, M Fredrikson, FH Nystrom - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Context High resting blood pressure (BP) is among the best studied and established risk
factors for cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about the relationship between …

Attitudes and practices of resident physicians regarding hypertension in the inpatient setting

R Neal Axon, R Garrell, K Pfahl… - The Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2010; 12: 698–705.© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Hypertension is prevalent in the population at large and among hospitalized patients. Little …

What is normal blood pressure?

MH Freitag, RS Vasan - Current opinion in nephrology and …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
At a population level, a blood pressure of 115/75 mmHg seems optimal because it is
associated with minimal vascular risk. Over half of all hypertensives do not have their blood …