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Filter by:Background: Extracellular RNAs (exRNAs) send genetic data from cell to cell. This is how they affect the way cells communicate with each other. There are many types of exRNA, and they each serve different roles. But they have also been linked to some diseases. Researchers want to measure exRNAs to see how they relate to certain traits over time. They will use blood samples that were taken as part of the Framingham Heart Study (FHS). Objectives: To identify cross-sectional associations of exRNAs with age, sex, and cardiometabolic risk factors. Eligibility: People ages 30-70 who had blood taken as part of the FHS Third Generation cohort. Design: Researchers will study samples that have already been collected in the FHS. There will be no active participant contact for this project, only use of data that are collected as part of planned follow up from other studies. As part of the FHS, participants gave blood samples. They gave permission for the blood to be used for research. The exRNAs from the blood samples will be studied to see how they relate to certain traits. These include age, sex, and body mass index. The exRNAs will also be studied for their usefulness as biomarkers of risk for subclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. No study participants will be contacted for this study....
The study will compare agreement of invasive blood pressure measurements with non-invasive blood pressure measurements measured with a conical blood pressure and large standard upper arm rectangular cuff in morbidly obese severely hypertensive (systolic blood pressure > 160 mmHg) parturients.
This study evaluates the impact of nephrectomy in renal cancer on blood pressure and renal function. The patients will have a follow-up of their blood pressure and renal function until 6 months after their operation.
To assess the cardiac effects of energy drink brands in healthy volunteers
To assess the efficacy of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) reduction and 24-hour blood pressure control of Valsartan 80mg or Nebivolol/Valsartan 5/80mg once daily as replacement therapy for currently treated or untreated hypertensive patients with LVH not at BP goal.
A randomized, multicenter study comparing two strategies: 1 / standard management of systolic blood pressure according to international recommendations (systolic blood pressure <185 mm Hg) versus 2 / intensive blood pressure management Systolic with a target <130 mm Hg.
This is a 5-year randomized controlled trial in two large healthcare systems (Madison and Milwaukee, WI) to evaluate MyHEART's (My Hypertension Education And Reaching Target) impact on blood pressure among 310 geographically and racially/ethnically diverse young adults.
This study is a sub-investigation of SAFAR study. Consecutive patients with established hypertension (treated or untreated with antihypertensive drugs) or with suspected hypertension are recruited and their 24-hour brachial and aortic blood pressures, cardiovascular risk factors and target organ damage are assessed. And the participants' target organ damage, cardiovascular events, cardiovascular and overall mortality will be followed four years later.
Background Hypertension is the main risk factor for most cardiovascular diseases. Blood pressure (BP) control has been shown to reduce the incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction, renal diseases and heart failure. Although BP lowering is effective, few population programs can achieve BP control. A coordinated and organized system from the Brazilian Ministry of Healthy involving Family Health Strategy (FHS), a program for the prevention of chronic disease, and the Popular Pharmacy Program (PPP), which subsidizes medications for the population, could allow an earlier identification and better BP control. Matão Controlling Hypertension (MatCH) is a community-based population project that aims to apply an organized, integrated and coordinated program in the city of Matão, Brazil, involving FSH and PPP in order to actively search, treat and follow-up hypertensive subjects. Method This is a population community-based, prospective, interventional, follow-up study where all subjects aged ≥ 40 years assisted by the FHS program in Matão will have BP assessed monthly by trained Community Health Agents (CHA) during a domiciliary visit. Identified hypertensive subjects will be referred to FHS physicians for nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatment. Most of the hypertensive drugs used will be available thought the PPP. Prevalence of hypertension, awareness, demographics and risk factors will be correlated with BP control. The population study is expected to involve approximately 15,000 subjects. The study period will be four years. Discussion Considering that hypertension is asymptomatic in most cases, to reduce the population burden of BP-related deaths and diseases it is essential to detect and treat early all hypertensive patients. If BP control be achieved on a large scale, this program can be applied to other populations from developing countries.
The present study aims to investigate the effect of immediate feedback on long-term blood pressure measurement skills. This is a randomized controlled trial including first year students from a Brazilian medical school, which will be randomized in two groups: an intervention group (submitted to a training on blood pressure measurement skills and an immediate feedback) and a control group (submitted to a training on blood pressure measurement skills, but with no immediate feedback). Then, students will be assessed 3 months after the feedback in order to see whether there will be a difference between groups. Our hypothesis is that students submitted to immediate feedback would have better scores in the blood-pressure measurement skills after 3 months. A knowledge questionnaire as well as a standardized patient scenario will be used to assess students' knowledge and skills.