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Filter by:The overall objective of Phone-based Intervention under Nurse Guidance after Stroke II (PINGS-2) is to deploy a hybrid study design to firstly, demonstrate the efficacy of a theoretical-model-based, mHealth technology-centered, nurse-led, multi-level integrated approach to substantially improve longer term BP control among 500 recent stroke patients encountered at 10 hospitals in Ghana. Secondly, PINGS II seeks to develop an implementation strategy for routine integration and policy adoption of mhealth for post-stroke BP control in a LMIC setting. The investigators will leverage experience gained from the NIH Global Brain Disorders funded R21 pilot study (NS094033) to test efficacy of a refined, culturally-tailored, and potentially implementable intervention aimed at addressing the premier modifiable risk for stroke & other key variables in an under-resourced system burdened by suboptimal care & outcomes.
High doses of intravenous (iv.) glucocorticoids (GCs) are commonly used as a treatment for many autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. According to the European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) guidelines, intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is an accepted first-line agent for active, moderate-to-severe and very severe Graves' orbitopathy (GO). This treatment is proven to be more efficient and safer than oral GCs. However, some patients may experience adverse cardiovascular effects during the administration of iv. GCs, which in rare cases may even be fatal. There are limited data, mostly obtained from case reports, reporting the occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias, acute myocardial infarction or heart failure. Increased heart rhythm (HR) has drawn attention of researchers as a possible adverse effect correlated with IVMP. During this study, investigators performed 72-hours of Holter ECG and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) to evaluate the impact of IVMP on patients with moderate-to-severe GO, concerning HR and blood pressure (BP) changes. In order to elucidate possible mechanism of observed changes, researchers investigated the level of potassium in serum and urine and catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine) in serum. All patients were treated routinely according to EUGOGO recommendations with standard doses of methylprednisolone with standard recommended schedule. Inclusion criterion for the therapy was according to EUGOGO guidelines active, moderate-to-severe and active GO (12 pulses of IVMP 6x0.5g followed by 6x0.25g every week).
During the last couple of years, a growing number of wearable devices evolved to provide accurate, cheap and non-invasive monitoring of vitals parameters.This connected care technology could be helpful for treatment and care during a pandemic such as COVID-19. The use of these non-invasive remote monitoring devices can help health care providers to assess patient's vital signs and symptom progression, reducing reducing patient and healthcare provider contact and exposure to COVID-19 during this pandemic.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of the YuWell YE900 medical electronic blood pressure monitor for blood pressure measurements in adults and children according to the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation/European Society of Hypertension/International Organization for Standardization (AAMI/ESH/ISO) Universal Standard (ISO 81060-2:2018).
The overall objective is to examine the influence of various services provided by the community pharmacy on patients' diabetes and diabetes-related health outcomes.
As a result of unhealthful lifestyle practices including nighttime ingestion and excess energy-dense food and beverage intake, college students are presenting with metabolic abnormalities and excess weight gain that increases their risk for chronic health conditions including cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Research has shown that prolonging nightly fasting intervals can result in health improvements in both animal models and human subjects. Time-restricted feeding (TRF), a form of intermittent fasting may offer an exciting, non-pharmacologic approach to improve cardiometabolic health in this population by restricting food intake to feeding windows that align with circadian biology.
Black individuals are at increased cardiovascular disease risk. The central goal of the study is to determine if mitochondrial reactive oxygen species influence blood vessel function and nervous system regulation of blood pressure differentially in black, compared to white individuals. These findings may help to explain a potential mechanism that contributes to racial disparities in blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk. A secondary goal is to determine if mitochondrial reactive oxygen species improves blood pressure and vascular function in individuals with elevated blood pressure and stage 1 hypertension.
This is a randomized controlled single-centre clinical trial with a cross-over design to compare non-invasively evaluated central blood pressure and related parametres in sick sinus syndrome patients with hypertension who are paced long-term at a slower vs faster heart rate
The purpose of the proposed study is to test whether measuring unattended blood pressure using an automated blood pressure monitor in a clinic setting without staff being present can reduce the need for assessing out-of- clinic awake blood pressure using ambulatory monitoring. Also, the investigators will test whether asleep blood pressure can be accurately measured using a novel home blood pressure monitoring device with less burden compared with ambulatory monitoring.
UPRIGHT-HTM will compare risk stratification, treatment efficiency and health economic outcomes of a diagnostic approach based on home blood pressure telemonitoring combined with urinary proteomic profiling with home blood pressure telemonitoring alone