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Filter by:This pilot study will examine the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation on reducing blood pressure and improving endothelial function. Premenopausal African American women will be recruited. Participants will be instructed to record food intake for three days to estimate usual dietary intake at baseline and at the 10th week. At the baseline clinic visit a 10 week supply of vitamin D3 supplements (2,000 IU/day; Nature Made ®) will be given to participants and log sheets provided to record supplement intake. To answer the primary research questions, within subjects repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests will be conducted to test if any differences in blood pressure, serum 25(OH)D concentrations, and RHI are statistically different after 10 weeks of supplementation with 2,000 IU/d of vitamin D. Exploratory multivariate linear regression models will be constructed to determine relationships between vitamin D status and vascular function parameters (blood pressure, RHI) before and after adjustment for age and BMI.
The investigators will conduct a, randomized, phase 2, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, crossover trial of carvedilol in 26 PAH patients with World Health Organization functional class II or III symptoms and RV ejection fraction (EF) < 45% for 6 months.
To validate the use of [TIMP-2]●[IGFBP-7] to predict AKI in patients undergoing major intra abdominal surgery.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Sildenafil is effective in the treatment of sustained pulmonary artery hypertension after corrected mitral valve disease.
The aim of this study is to assess the influence of the severity of chronic periodontitis on hemodynamic parameters in hypertensive patients.Secondary purposes of this protocol is to identify evolution of several biomarkers and correlate the clinical situation with oral microflora.
Untreated hypertension and renal injury are risk factors for increased morbidity and mortality in sickle cell disease, yet early markers of progressive disease have not been identified and therapies to prevent the development of adverse cardiovascular outcomes have not been defined. Circadian blood pressure, as defined by 24 hour blood pressure monitoring, is more accurate than clinic blood pressure in defining secondary hypertension and abnormal nocturnal blood pressured dipping and nocturnal hypertension have been linked to progressive renal disease in other diseases. Methodology/Aims: A randomized feasibility trial of losartan will be conducted among adolescent HbSS and SB0 thalassemia patients (11-19 years) with abnormal nocturnal blood pressure dipping. During this six month feasibility trial, two dosing strategies of losartan (titrated to keep clinic BP <95th percentile vs. <75th percentile) will be analyzed for safety and effect on restoring normal circadian blood pressure. A prospective cohort study among HbSS and SB0 thalassemia patients (6-19 years) will also be conducted to evaluate the incidence of hypertension and role of monitoring potential biomarkers of kidney injury and hypertension. Cohort participants will undergo annual evaluations of hypertension(24 hour blood pressure monitoring for participants ≥ 11yrs, clinic BP in all participants) and markers of kidney injury/hypertension. Expected Results: At the completion of the feasibility trial, vital background information will be obtained to design a definitive multicenter trial of hypertension in sickle cell disease. At the completion of the cohort study, the incidence of pediatric hypertension will be identified and the role for monitoring blood and urine biomarkers will be better understood. As therapy for patients with renal failure is dismal, it is imperative that SCD patients at risk are identified early and that therapeutic trials are conducted that prevent progression.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Sildenafil 20mg taken three times a day is effective in the treatment of Heart Failure with Reactive Pulmonary Hypertension. This is a double-blind, placebo controlled trial.
Study design: Single blinded randomised control trial Planned sample size: 30 (women randomized 2:1 to receive either CPAP or no CPAP) Objectives: Primary objective: Assess the effects of nasal CPAP on sleep physiology, 24 blood pressures and fetal movements in pregnant women (24-37 weeks gestation) with preeclampsia. Secondary objective: Assess baseline sleep physiology, blood pressure control and fetal well-being in pregnant women (24-37 weeks gestation) with preeclampsia by completing sleep studies, 24 hour blood pressure monitors, CO2 monitors, and nocturnal fetal movement and HR monitors. Study Procedure: Participants will be recruited from the antenatal ward or high-risk antenatal clinic. Following informed consent participants will be randomly assigned to receive either CPAP or no CPAP for one night, following an initial baseline overnight sleep study. Baseline- Night 1 1. Sleep study with fetal movement and HR monitor 2. 24 hour BP monitor 3. CO2 monitor Intervention- Night 2 (Nasal CPAP device or no CPAP) 1. Sleep study with fetal movement and HR monitor 2. 24 hour BP monitor 3. CO2 monitor Post-partum questionnaire A brief questionnaire to be completed within the first 6 weeks post-partum related to the participant's personal health, their child's birth details and health.
The purpose of this study is to document safety and efficacy of renal sympathetic denervation treatment in subjects with uncontrolled hypertension by using Iberis renal denervation system.
The investigators will prospectively follow a population of patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure beginning metoprolol succinate therapy to determine the drug effect in an observational clinical trial. The investigators will determine each individual's genotype for both CYP2D6 and Adrenoceptor Beta 1 (ADRB1). Metabolomic markers will be identified to determine if specific metabolites are associated with drug response. The investigators' overall objective is to determine if genetics predicts metoprolol succinate response better than clinical factors such as age, race, body mass index, dose, and medication co-ingestion.