Publications by authors named "Muisha B Mbikyo"

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  • * In a trial involving 40 patients with Grade 1 hypertension, LL-TS was effective in significantly lowering both systolic and diastolic blood pressure over three months compared to a control group.
  • * The study concluded that LL-TS is a promising approach for managing hypertension in young patients, but further research is necessary to confirm its safety and effectiveness.
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Primary aldosteronism (PA), often due to aldosteronoma, commonly causes secondary hypertension and typically requires surgery. We present a case of an elderly man with longstanding hypertension, complicated by cerebral hemorrhage and myocardial infarction. Enhanced CT imaging identified a right-sided aldosteronoma and left adrenal gland fullness.

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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pharmacogenomics (PGx)-guided treatment in individuals with resistant hypertension (RH).

Study Design: Randomised controlled open-label study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, from June 2019 to November 2021.

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Pathological cardiac hypertrophy is a key contributor in heart failure (HF). Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and N-methyladenosine (mA) modification play a vital role in cardiac hypertrophy respectively. Nevertheless, the interaction between lncRNA and mA methylase in cardiac hypertrophy is scarcely reported.

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