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Paolo Palatini
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High Heart Rate: A Predictor of Heart Failure in Healthy Subjects and a Risk Factor for Adverse Outcome in Patients with Heart Failure
Heart failure (HF) is characterized by neurohumoral activation of the sympathetic nervous system, which is accompanied by increased heart rate (HR), myocardial contractility, and vascular tone. The compensator...
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Effects of Physical Activity on Hypertension of Youth
Sedentary habits leading to obesity and metabolic disturbances are responsible for the rise in the prevalence of hypertension among adolescents and young individuals. Regular aerobic exercise has been shown to...
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Haemodynamics of Exercise Testing and Sports Activities
Haemodynamic changes caused by exercise in human beings have been studied almost exclusively during laboratory tests. However, blood pressure (BP) recordings performed “in the field” have shown that the BP beh...
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Cuff Design for Home Blood Pressure Monitors
Devices for home blood pressure (BP) measurement must be provided with cuffs that have optimal size and shape in relation to the patient’s arm. However, optimal characteristics of cuffs for BP measurement are ...
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Devices for Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
While home blood pressure (BP) monitoring (HBPM) for hypertension management is recommended by recent guidelines, very few recommendations are provided on the proper choices for devices. In the absence of guid...
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Impact of Exercise on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Arterial Hypertension
Hypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure (BP) ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg or being on antihypertensive treatment. BP in excess of 140/90 mmHg is further categorized in terms of severit...
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Tachycardia in Prehypertension
Prehypertension is a heterogeneous condition, and the cardiovascular risk differs in relation to many clinical variables, such as age, blood pressure level, and associated risk factors. Among these, resting he...
