Dr Irvine Page proposed the Mosaic Theory of Hypertension in the 1940s advocating that
hypertension is the result of many factors that interact to raise blood pressure and cause end …

Resistant hypertension (RH) is defined as above-goal elevated blood pressure (BP) in a
patient despite the concurrent use of 3 antihypertensive drug classes, commonly including a …

Although care of patients with heart failure (HF) has improved in the past decade, important
disparities in HF outcomes persist based on race/ethnicity. Age-adjusted HF-related …

Elevated cardiovascular risk including stroke, heart failure, and heart attack is present even
after normalization of blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Underlying immune cell …

Importance Dietary sodium recommendations are debated partly due to variable blood
pressure (BP) response to sodium intake. Furthermore, the BP effect of dietary sodium …

Hypertension is the most common chronic disease in the world, yet the precise cause of
elevated blood pressure often cannot be determined. Animal models have been useful for …

Hypertension, defined as persistently elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP)> 140 mmHg
and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) at least 90 mmHg (International Society of …

Diuretics are listed in hypertension guidelines as one of three equally weighted first-line
treatment options. In order to differentiate between antihypertensives, a lot of discussion has …

Several clinical and large population studies indicate that women are more salt-sensitive
than men, yet the precise mechanisms by which the sexually dimorphic onset manifests …

Salt (sodium chloride) is an essential nutrient required to maintain physiological functions.
However, for most people, daily salt intake far exceeds their physiological need and is …