essential hypertension/obesity

Recent studies have demonstrated that the prevalence of primary hypertension (HTN) among children is higher than early estimates of 25%. The prevalence of obesity has more than doubled between 1980 and 2000, from 5% to 11%. To examine racial differences in the prevalence and progression of comorbid

Arterial stiffness is a marker of vascular damage. Although adiposity increases cardiovascular risk, the relationship between paediatric overweight and arterial stiffness is unclear. The study aimed to evaluate the simultaneous effect of hypertension and overweight on arterial stiffness using

Plasma glucose and serum insulin during OGTT were measured in 33 patients with essential hypertension, 17 patients with simple obesity, 19 patients with acromegaly and 10 normal adults. Compared with control, serum insulin concentration increased in 33 patients with essential hypertension at 3 hour

BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity in industrialized countries is increasing and is closely related to essential hypertension (EHT) in adolescents. OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of obesity and its association with other known cardiovascular risk factors in a sample of children and young

In order to evaluate the role of beta-endorphin in the pathogenesis of obesity and essential hypertension 44 subjects were investigated: 12 nonobese hypertensives, 11 obese hypertensives, 11 obese normotensives and 10 normal subjects. Plasma concentrations of beta-endorphin and cortisol were

The aim of our study was to investigate the hypothesis that insulin resistance is involved in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension, and to explain whether hyperinsulinemia in this condition is the result of either pancreas overproduction or defective hepatic insulin clearance. In 14 lean

It was determined the characteristics of lipid status of patients with essential hypertension, abdominal obesity with concomitant subclinical hypothyroidism--mostly increased levels of total and LDL cholesterol. In assessing the effectiveness of statin therapy in combination with levothyroxine

OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between the 7th exon G894T mutation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene and overweight in patients with essential hypertension. METHODS Totally, 116 patients with essential hypertension taking no medications and 136 normotensives were selected from

The possible role of obesity in the development of hypertension was investigated in two study groups. In a population study of 961 subjects, 739 were found to be normotensive and 222 hypertensive. The prevalence of hypertension was 18.7 percent in the nonobese, and 33.2 percent in the obese

Obesity and hypertension frequently coexist and are considered major "factors of risk" associated with coronary heart disease. This report identifies the systemic and renal hemodynamic alterations associated with obesity in normotensive and essential hypertensive patients. An expanded intravascular

Neuropeptide Y increases blood pressure and appetite, disorders of which have a genetic component. The present study examined the neuropeptide-Y Y1 receptor gene (NPYY1R) for involvement in essential hypertension (HT) and obesity. Frequency of alleles of the only known variant, involving a point

BACKGROUND The EXERDIET-HTA study was a multi-arm parallel, a randomized, single-blind controlled experimental trial comparing the effects of 16 weeks of different aerobic exercise programs two days per week, and dietary intervention in a hypertensive, overweight/obese and non-physically active

OBJECTIVE To elucidate determinants of abnormal left ventricular functional responses to exercise in hypertensive patients. METHODS One hundred twenty-seven patients with uncomplicated essential hypertension were studied by rest and exercise radionuclide angiography and by echocardiography at

Background and Objectives: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is shown to be an important factor in the development of coronary artery disease, but numerous pathophysiological mechanisms of its action are still only partially understood. There is a lack of studies on its association with

We examined the acute and chronic effects of a nutritionally balanced, moderately hypocaloric diet on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure, heart rate and heart-rate variability in mildly-to-moderately obese patients with essential hypertension. We enrolled 16 obese patients with essential hypertension