Hemostasis parameters disturbances in healthy individuals with prehypertension.

Prehypertension (PH) seems to be related to increased cardiovascular risk in healthy normotensive subjects, while essential hypertension is associated with hemostasis balance disturbances. The aim of our study was to examine the impact of PH on hemostasis parameters in healthy individuals with PH and to compare the findings with those of healthy normotensives with normal blood pressure (NBP) levels. This study was performed in 204 (96 M, 108 F) subjects who attended our hypertension clinic.

Masked hypertension unfavourably affects haemostasis parameters.

OBJECTIVE. Recent evidence demonstrates that masked hypertension (MH) is a significant predictor of cardiovascular disease. The aim of our study was to examine the impact of MH on haemostasis parameters and to compare the findings to those of healthy normotensives matched for age, sex, body mass index and the rest of risk factors.

Masked hypertension and atherogenesis: the impact on adiponectin and resistin plasma levels.

Recent evidence suggests that masked hypertension (MH) is a predictor of cardiovascular disease and that hypoadiponectinemia and hyperesistinemia may contribute to chronic inflammatory process, insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction, and accelerated atherogenesis. The aim of this study was to examine the adiponectin and resistin plasma levels in patients with MH and compare the findings with those of healthy normotensive persons matched for age, sex, body mass index, and other risk factors. Overall, 130 (60 men and 70 women) healthy persons (mean age, 45+/-12 years) who had clinic blood pressure values <140/90 mm Hg were studied.

Changes of metalloproteinases profile in patients with masked hypertension.

Introduction: The aim of our study was to investigate whether collagen degradation is altered in participants with masked hypertension and whether this alteration could be related to disturbances in the matrix metalloproteinases plasma concentration and to compare the findings with those participants with normal blood pressure levels matched for age, sex, and body mass index.

Methods: Twenty-four (11 men, 13 women) participants with masked hypertension [mean age 46 +/- 7 years and body mass index 25.9 +/- 2.

Antiendothelial cell antibody levels in patients with masked hypertension.

Unlabelled: Recent evidence demonstrate that masked hypertension (MH) is a significant predictor of cardiovascular disease, while, elevated levels of circulating antibodies against endothelial cell surface antigens (antiendothelial cell antibodies - AECA) seem to play an important role at the early stages of atherosclerosis process and of borderline hypertension as well. Aim of this study was to investigate the presence of AECA in patients (pts) with MH and to compare the AECA title among pts with MH and healthy normotensives (HN), matched for age, sex and body mass index.

Methods: One hundred-thirty (60 M, 70 F) healthy subjects mean age 45+/-12 yrs who had clinic blood pressure <140/90 mm Hg were studied.