Prognostic value of glycated hemoglobin in incident hypertension Jun 13, 2012

The association of HbA_1c with cardiovascular risk may be partially due to development of hypertension

Source: Diabetes Care 2012

Resistant hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea in patients presenting with kidney disease Jun 12, 2012

There is robust association between resistant hypertension and sleep apnea in end-stage renal disease

Source: Journal of Hypertension 2012

J-TOP: Association between asleep blood pressure and brain natriuretic peptide during antihypertensive treatment Jun 12, 2012

Decrease in BNP is associated with asleep BP reduction by candesartan over and above the awake BP reduction

Source: Journal of Hypertension 2012

Study on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for type 2 diabetes management reveals the strongest risk predictors particularly during the daytime period are systolic and pulse pressures  Jun 11, 2012

Mortality could not be predicted by any of the clinic BP after full statistical adjustment. Conversely, predictors of all-cause mortality were the entire ambulatory BPs (systolic, diastolic and pulse pressure).

Source: ESH 2012

Spotty Calcification: A marker of accelerated progression of coronary atherosclerosis  Jun 11, 2012

Patients with spotty calcification demonstrate a greater percent atheroma volume and total atheroma volume

Source: J Am Coll Cardiol, 2012

Importance of early cardiovascular risk stratification after a prior history of pregnancy hypertension  Jun 8, 2012

Higher BMI, a higher waist circumference and hypokalemia were the predictors of a secondary form of hypertension in women with a prior history of pregnancy hypertension.

Source: ESH 2012