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Filter by:The correlation between endothelial dysfunction and the risk of coronary heart disease is well known through previous studies. The degradation of the function of nitric oxide acting on the endothelium of blood vessels is mainly explained by reduction of synthesis, loss due to oxidative stress, and decreased sensitivity to vascular dilatation action. In particular, patients with high blood pressure have been known to have impaired vascular endothelial function through animal experiments and several clinical studies, mainly due to increased biomechanical friction in the blood vessels and decreased biological availability of nitric oxide, which in turn causes incongruity in the production of nitric monoxide and changes in normal vascular dilatation. There have also been reports recently that early diagnosis and treatment may improve endothelial dysfunction and prevent the progression of coronary artery disease. However, the reality is that the drugs available in vasospastic angina patients with endothelial dysfunction are very limited. Until recently, beta-blockers were reported to inhibit vascular dilatation of adrenaline stimuli, a drug corresponding to relative contraindications in vasospastic angina patients, with one study reporting that propranolol cannot, but rather exacerbates, vasospastic angina. However, a series of reports on the vascular dilatation of the recently developed third-generation beta-blockers have reinvented the role of beta-blockers in vasospastic angina, especially nebivolol (selective, continuous beta-blockers) is known to act on β-1 adrenaline receptor blockings and endothelium to create vascular dilatation, and also to stimulate β-3 adrenaline receptors to cause nitric oxide generation and antioxidant effects in the endothelium of blood vessels. Therefore, this clinical trial seeks to find whether nebivolol will inhibit vascular contraction in hypertensive patients and will work in angiospastic angina patients.
Few studies show the benefits of educational technologies a support for the control of chronic diseases. The approach known as 'embracement' adopts relational strategies or soft technologies which promote bonding and may impact therapy adherence and quality of life in hypertensive patients.Objectives:To assess the impact of the embracement approach on therapy adherence, quality of life, and the white coat effect in hypertensive outpatients followed in a specialized clinic. This approach may be associated or not with the use of educational technology in a virtual learning environment(VLE) for distance learning (DL) and with use the educational technology in Blended E-learning (E-BLENDED)
Angina is form of chest pain that is due to a lack of blood to the heart muscle. Angina is commonly triggered by stress and exertion, and is a common health problem worldwide. The diagnosis and treatment of angina is usually focused on detection of blockages in heart arteries, and relief of this problem with drugs, stents or bypass surgery. However, about one third of all invasive angiograms that are performed in patients with angina do not reveal any blockages. Many of such patients may have symptoms due to narrowings in the very small micro vessels (too small to be seen on an angiogram). The purpose of this research is to undertake a 'proof-of-concept' clinical trial to gather information as to whether routine tests of small vessel function in the heart might help identify patients with a stable coronary syndrome due to a disorder of coronary function (vasospastic or microvascular angina), and appropriately rule out this problem in patients with normal test results. The diagnostic strategy enables stratification of patient sub-groups to optimized therapy (personalised medicine). Evidence of patient benefits in this study would support the plan for a larger study that would be designed to impact on healthcare costs and patient reported outcome measures (PROMS).
Hypertension is a multifactorial clinical condition, it may not cause symptoms and its diagnosis is often delayed. And even when it is diagnosed early, some patients cannot manage an adequate blood pressure. There are several hypotheses for the non-control of blood pressure, among them the difficulty of lifestyle change, irregular treatment with antihypertensive drugs, non-individualized treatment. Studies haven shown that tools such as multiprofessional team and hypertension leagues are important strategies to obtain a better outcome in the hypertension treatment, but new approaches are still necessary. Health Coaching is an individualized form of follow-up, promoting better adherence, better nutrition, smoking cessation, regular physical exercise and regular use of drugs, thus reducing cardiovascular mortality.
A randomized clinical trial comparing sequential nephron blockage (SNB) with dual blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAAS) plus bisoprolol (DBB) in the treatment of resistant arterial hypertension (RH) was designed to investigate the importance of the SNB and the contribution of its volume component versus DBB and the importance of the serum renin in maintaining BP levels. This randomized trial with two treatment arms could help tailor therapy by identifying a more effective choice to control hypertension whether by acting on the control of volume or sodium balance, or by acting on the effects of the RAAS on the kidney. Methods - Participants: 80 patients undergoing treatment for RH with losartan (100-200 mg), chlorthalidone (25 mg), and amlodipine (5 mg) will be randomly divided into two groups after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Group 1: Sequential nephron blockade (SNB Group) n = 40 Group 2: Dual blockade of the RAAS plus bisoprolol (DBB Group) n = 40 Intervention: SNB consists in a progressive increase in sodium depletion. After the administration of a thiazide diuretic (chlorthalidone) and aldosterone receptor blocker, low doses of furosemide are administered and subsequently amiloride is prescribed to enhance the natriuretic effect. The dual blockade of the RAAS plus bisoprolol is used to increase the effect of angiotensin receptor 1 blockers (ARBs). Therapy then requires sequentially adding an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor to reduce the levels of angiotensin (Ang) II resulting from blockage of the Ang II receptor and then to administer a beta-blocker to decrease the elevated renin secretion due to both the ACE inhibitors and ARBs Objective: This study, which compares two antihypertensive treatment regimens in patients with RH, has the following objectives: to demonstrate the therapeutic efficacy of SNB against DBB in RH patients, and to assess the side effects and adherence to treatment over 20 weeks of treatment. Enrollment: The eligibility criteria will follow those shown in the flowchart for the diagnosis of RH of the First Brazilian Position on RH. Patients will be excluded if they have: chronic renal failure, atrial fibrillation/atrioventricular block, contraindication to the drugs that will be used, refusal or failure to follow the regimen and secondary hypertension. Follow-up: Patients will be analyzed in five visits at intervals of 28 days for 20 weeks
The ReDy™ System (Renal Dynamics) is a renal denervation device incorporating a variety of ablation features and technical improvements over previously designed systems into a single product. It is intended to treat uncontrolled (drug-resistant) hypertension by RF ablation of the sympathetic nerve network surrounding the renal arteries. This study will be carried out to validate the safety and the efficacy of the ReDy™ Renal Denervation device and to demonstrate that it performs according to its intended use, i.e. the treatment of patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
In this study the investigators are going to assess the feasibility of this innovate technique of renal sympathetic denervation by translumbar access under ct-guidance. To limit the potential impact on the kidney, the investigators chose a population of chronic renal failure patients on dialysis or renal transplant (with native kidneys still present) and having resistant treatment hypertension despite antihypertensive combination therapy well conducted. The investigators expect to obtain a decrease of the blood pressure at the 24-hours ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) one month after the sympathetic denervation.
The purpose of this study is to use ambulatory blood pressure monitors to investigate whether enalapril is superior to lisinopril in managing nocturnal hypertension in patients with resistant hypertension currently treated with daytime angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors.
Peripheral chemoreceptors and baroreceptors are located in close proximity in the carotid artery wall at the level of the carotid bifurcation. Baroreceptor stimulation lowers sympathetic activity and blood pressure. In contrast, chemoreceptor stimulation raises sympathetic activity and blood pressure. Thus, beneficial effects of electrical carotid sinus stimulation on blood pressure could be diminished by chemoreceptor overactivity and/or concomitant chemoreceptor activation through the device. Therefore, our study will assess baroreflex/chemoreflex interactions in patients with resistant hypertension equipped with carotid sinus stimulators. The study will inform us of potential additional anti-hypertensive benefits of simultaneous chemoreceptor denervation during electrode placement. Furthermore, the results may provide information about suitable electrode design to spare co-activation of peripheral chemoreceptors. Taken together, the study will help develop strategies for improving responder rate and efficacy of carotid sinus stimulators in patients with resistant hypertension.
The study aimed to assess the success of a clinically indicated renal denervation by different tests and correlate the results of the tests with the clinical outcome.