Obesity has become a major epidemic in the 21st century. It increases the risk of
dyslipidemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes, which are known cardiometabolic risk …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

Importance Reliable estimates of the prevalence of childhood hypertension serve as the
basis for adequate prevention and treatment. However, the prevalence of childhood …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

Severe obesity afflicts between 4% and 6% of all youth in the United States, and the
prevalence is increasing. Despite the serious immediate and long-term cardiovascular …

On behalf of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology, Brazilian Society of Hypertension and
Brazilian Society of Nephrology, I present to you the 7th Brazilian Guideline of Arterial …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

The racial disparity in hypertension and hypertension-related outcomes has been
recognized for decades with African Americans with greater risks than caucasians. Blood …

However, an obesity-related increase in BP has not been documented in all studies. In the
Bogalusa Heart Study, which used the mean of 6 resting BP measurements instead of 2 or 3 …

Background Occupational and environmental exposures to toxic metals are established risk
factors for the development of hypertension and kidney disease in adults. There is some …