BP was measured by a trained nurse by using an automated device (Omron 705IT, Omron, Kyoto, Japan) after a 5-min rest with the patient seated. Based on the upper arm circumference, an appropriately ...

Thus, we hypothesized that the presence of reverse white-coat effect may promote LV hypertrophy, especially concentric hypertrophy, in treated hypertension. To assess the hypothesis, the present study ...

Weight gain and increased systolic BP in collegiate U.S. football players may be due to concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, arterial stiffening and reduced left ventricular diastolic function, ...

Objective: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality all over the world. The combined effect of volume and pressure overload seen in patients with CKD is ...

Objectives American-style football (ASF) athletes are at risk for the development of concentric left ventricular hypertrophy (C-LVH), an established cardiovascular risk factor in the general ...

Washington, DC - Baseline data from the ongoing Effect of Strict Blood Pressure Control and ACE Inhibition on the Progression of Chronic Renal Insufficiency in Pediatric Patients (ESCAPE) trial show ...

Objectives: As evidence on the predominant type of cardiac hypertrophy due to endurance running training is inconsistent, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of increased training ...

I see a lot of endurance athletes in the heart-rhythm clinic. Most are men. I also pay attention to media reports of athletes who die on the field. They, too, are nearly always men. And sports ...

An autopsy on Rhonda Kern, a 14-year-old Allentown girl who died Jan. 18, the day after she was pulled unconscious from the Allen High School swimming pool, indicates she had a heart ailment ...