The Relationship between Adult Height and Blood Pressure.

Background: Identification and modification of cardiovascular risk factors is paramount to reducing cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but its association with height remains largely underrecognized.

Objectives: The objective of this manuscript is to review the evidence examining the association between blood pressure and human stature and to summarize the plausible pathophysiological mechanisms behind such an association.

Obesity, Systemic Hypertension, and Pulmonary Hypertension: A Tale of Three Diseases.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), especially ischemic heart disease and stroke, is the major cause of death worldwide, accounting for more than one-third of all deaths annually. Hypertension is the most prevalent and modifiable risk factor of CVD-related deaths. The same is true for obesity, which is currently being recognized as a major global epidemic.

Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis in a diabetic patient: a case of trepopnea.

Dyspnea is a common presenting complaint. Trepopnea, an under-recognized form of dyspnea, is difficult breathing in only one lateral decubitus position. One cause of trepopnea is unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis, which in itself is an uncommon diagnosis.

A quasi-experimental test of an intervention to increase the use of thiazide-based treatment regimens for people with hypertension.

Background: Despite recent high-quality evidence for their cost-effectiveness, thiazides are underused for controlling hypertension. The goal of this study was to design and test a practice-based intervention aimed at increasing the use of thiazide-based antihypertensive regimens.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was carried out in general medicine ambulatory practices of a large, academically-affiliated Veterans Affairs hospital.