Effects of 8 weeks sustained follow-up after a nurse consultation on hypertension: a randomised trial.

Background: The prevalence of hypertension is high, but the overall control rate is low. Poor control of, hypertension is associated with a number of diseases, such as stroke, heart and renal failure, and high, mortality rates. Studies have shown the separate effects of nurse clinics and telephone follow-up on, blood pressure control, but the incremental effect of combining the two interventions is unknown.

The effect of microdialysis needle trauma on cutaneous vascular responses in humans.

Microdialysis enables in-depth mechanistic study of the cutaneous circulation in humans. However, whether the insertion or presence of the microdialysis fiber (MDF) affects the skin circulation or its responses is unknown. We tested whether the cutaneous vascular response to whole body heating (WBH) was affected by MDF or by pretreatment with ice (part 1) or local anesthesia (LA; part 2).