Hypertension remains a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The
measurement of blood pressure continues to have pitfalls related to both physiological …

The dramatic increase in the prevalence of obesity and its strong association with
cardiovascular disease have resulted in unprecedented interest in understanding the effects …

Recommendations about therapy for hypertension are here preceded by some
considerations on the strength of available evidence on the benefits associated with …

2003 European Society of Hypertension–European Society of Ca... : Journal of
Hypertension 2003 European Society of Hypertension–European Society of Cardiology …

Background—Whether diabetes mellitus (DM) adversely affects left ventricular (LV) structure
and function independently of increases in body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure is …

Objectives: We sought to evaluate whether global 2-dimensional (2D) strain offers additional
benefit over left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) to predict clinical events in heart failure …

Objectives: We sought to compare left ventricular (LV) systolic stiffness and contractility in
normal subjects, hypertensive patients without heart failure, and patients with heart failure …

Hypertension constitutes a major risk factor for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(HFpEF). HFpEF is a prevalent clinical syndrome with increased cardiovascular morbidity …

Background—Age-related alterations of left ventricular (LV) structure and function that may
predispose to cardiovascular events are not well understood. Methods and Results—We …

OBJECTIVES We sought to assess the ability of echocardiographic indices of systolic and
diastolic function to predict incident congestive heart failure (CHF). BACKGROUND …