The heritability of hypertension (HTN) is widely recognized and as a result, extensive studies
ranging from genetic linkage analyses to genome-wide association studies are actively …

Abstract Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a highly heritable disease and a major public health
burden worldwide. MetS diagnosis criteria is met by the simultaneous presence of any three …

Background Compared with patients who require fewer antihypertensive agents, those with
apparent treatment-resistant hypertension (aTRH) are at increased risk for cardiovascular …

BACKGROUND Hypertension affects 33% of Americans while type 2 diabetes and
Alzheimer's disease (AD) affect 10% of Americans, respectively. Ryanodine receptor 3 gene …

One of the most fruitful resources for systems genetic studies of nonhuman mammals is a
panel of inbred strains that exhibits significant genetic diversity between strains but genetic …

The aim of this paper is to provide an accurate overview regarding the current
recommended approach for antihypertensive treatment. The importance of DNA sequencing …

Hypertension has attained an epidemic level and it has been predicted that by 2025, 25% of
adult individuals worldwide will be hypertensive. Despite considerable advances in …

Hypertension (HTN) is the single most important cause of cardiovascular mortality and
morbidity worldwide. Nearly 45% of all cardiovascular and 51% of stroke deaths are due to …

Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors of cardiovascular diseases with a high
prevalence in developed countries. Hypertension develops as the results of several and …

Background: Hypertension (HTN) incidence and progression are monitored by regular blood
pressure (BP) measurement; one of the most ignored components of regular check-up is the …