Association of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring parameters with the Framingham Stroke Risk Profile.

The Framingham Stroke Risk Profile (FSRP) is a novel and reliable tool for estimating the 10-year probability for incident stroke in stroke-free individuals, while the predictive value of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) for first-ever and recurrent stroke has been well established. We sought to evaluate cross-sectionally the association of ABPM parameters with FSRP score in a large sample of 2343 consecutive stroke-free individuals (mean age: 56.0±12.

Differential associations of systolic and diastolic time rate of blood pressure variation with carotid atherosclerosis and plaque echogenicity.

In the current study, the authors sought to assess whether the time rate of systolic and diastolic blood pressure variation is associated with advanced subclinical stages of carotid atherosclerosis and plaque echogenicity assessed by gray scale median. The authors recruited 237 consecutive patients with normotension and hypertension who underwent 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and carotid artery ultrasonography. There was an independent association between low 24-hour systolic time rate and increased echogenicity of carotid plaques (adjusted odds ratio for highest vs lower tertiles of gray scale median, 0.

White-Coat Isolated Systolic Hypertension Is a Risk Factor for Carotid Atherosclerosis.

The clinical importance of white-coat hypertension (WCH) remains a controversial issue. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of isolated systolic, isolated diastolic, and systolic/diastolic WCH with common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) and to compare each subgroup of WCH against other blood pressure (BP) phenotypes in terms of CCA-IMT values. A total of 1382 consecutive patients underwent 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring and carotid artery ultrasonographic measurements.

The impact of nocturnal hypertension and nondipping status on left ventricular mass: a cohort study.

Objective: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides a unique tool in the evaluation of night-time blood pressure (BP), having a critical role in the detection of a blunted nocturnal fall and of elevated night-time BP. Both nondipping status and nocturnal hypertension are associated with increased cardiovascular risk and target organ damage. The aim of our study was to investigate the impact of both nondipping status and nocturnal hypertension on left ventricular mass (LVM), assessed by means of echocardiography in a consecutive cohort of untreated participants.

Impact of masking effect on subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in normotensives and untreated masked hypertensive and hypertensive patients.

Objectives: The masking effect (ME) is present in masked hypertensive patients; however, both normotensive and hypertensive individuals may show a similar phenomenon. Previous studies have shown that ME has been associated with left ventricular hypertrophy and microalbuminuria in treated hypertensive patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the association between the magnitude of systolic ME and the extent of common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) development in normotensive individuals and untreated masked hypertensive and hypertensive patients.

Association of isolated systolic, isolated diastolic, and systolic-diastolic masked hypertension with carotid artery intima-media thickness.

Masked hypertension (MH) is associated with advanced target organ damage. However, patients with MH constitute a group of individuals with heterogeneous characteristics concerning their ambulatory blood pressure (BP) status. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of isolated systolic MH, isolated diastolic MH, and systolic/diastolic MH with carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT).

Brain edema formation is associated with the time rate of blood pressure variation in acute stroke patients.

Objectives: Both brain edema and increased blood pressure (BP) variability are associated with poor outcome after stroke. The aim of the present study was to evaluate a possible association between edema formation and a relatively new index of BP variability defined as time rate (TR) of BP variation.

Patients And Methods: A total of 128 first-ever acute stroke patients underwent 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring within 24 h from onset of stroke.

Baroreceptor reflex sensitivity is associated with arterial stiffness in a population of normotensive and hypertensive patients.

Objectives: Baroreceptor reflex sensitivity (BRS) is an important factor in the homeostatic regulation of the cardiovascular system. Arterial stiffening also provides direct evidence of target organ damage in hypertensive patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate a possible association between BRS and pulse wave velocity (PWV) in a population of normotensive and hypertensive patients.

Impact of prehypertension on carotid artery intima-media thickening: actual or masked?

Background: Recent studies have reported that prehypertension is associated with increased values of common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT). The aim of this study was to assess the impact of daytime ambulatory blood pressure (BP) levels on the association of prehypertension with CCA intima-media thickening in prehypertensive subjects.

Methods: A total of 807 subjects with office systolic BP<140 and diastolic BP<90mmHg, underwent 24h ambulatory BP (ABP) monitoring and carotid artery ultrasonographic measurements.