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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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In search of the optimal cuff for blood pressure measurement in people with severe obesity
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Arterial Distensibility, Physical Activity, and the Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a cluster of risk factors including central obesity, metabolic abnormalities, and arterial hypertension, is a well-known determinant of arterial wall remodeling and stiffening. The m...
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Coffee consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes
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Heart Rate and the Cardiometabolic Risk
Resting heart rate is a well recognized marker of autonomic nervous system tone, and in many population studies has been found to be a significant correlate of blood pressure, increased body mass index, and me...
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Accuracy of a single rigid conical cuff with standard-size bladder coupled to an automatic oscillometric device over a wide range of arm circumferences
Although the upper arm has the shape of a truncated cone, cylindrical cuffs and bladders are currently used for blood pressure (BP) measurement. The aims of this study were to describe upper arm characteristic...
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The role of cardiac autonomic function in hypertension and cardiovascular disease
Autonomic nervous system abnormality, clinically manifested as a hyperkinetic circulation characterized by elevations in heart rate, blood pressure, plasma norepinephrine levels, and cardiac output, has been r...
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Ambulatory blood pressure and cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease
Diagnosis of hypertension is critically dependent on accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement, especially in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), in whom early antihypertensive treatment is imperative t...