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Association between treated and untreated obstructive sleep apnea and risk of hypertension.

Marin JM, Agusti A, Villar I, Forner M, Nieto D, Carrizo SJ, Barbé F, Vicente E, Wei Y, Nieto FJ, Jelic S

Respiratory Department, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain. jmmarint@unizar.es

Published 23 May 2012 in JAMA, 307(20): 2169-76.
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Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on the incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular events in nonsleepy patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial.   JAMA, 307(20): 2161-8.

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Self-management programs based on the social cognitive theory for Koreans with chronic disease: a systematic review.   Contemp Nurse, 40(2): 147-59.

Self-management programs based on social cognitive theory are useful to improve health care outcomes for patients with chronic diseases in Western culture. The purpose of this review is to identify and synthesize published research on the theory to enhance self-efficacy in disease management and examine its applicability to Korean culture regarding the learning strategies used. Ultimately, it was to identify the optimal use of these learning strategies to improve the self-efficacy of Korean ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Articles on Hypertension published 3 May 2012:

Pattern of hypertensive kidney disease in a black Kenyan population.   Cardiology, 120(3): 125-9.

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Articles on Hypertension published 2 May 2012:

Controversies in blood pressure goal guidelines and masked hypertension.   Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1254: 115-22.

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Maternal metabolic conditions and risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.   Pediatrics, 129(5): e1121-8.

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High blood pressure in 2.5-year-old children born extremely preterm.   Pediatrics, 129(5): e1199-204.

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RhoA guanine exchange factor expression profile in arteries: evidence for a Rho kinase-dependent negative feedback in angiotensin II-dependent hypertension.   Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 302(9): C1394-404.

Sustained overactivation of RhoA is a common component for the pathogenesis of several cardiovascular disorders, including hypertension. Although activity of Rho proteins depends on Rho exchange factors (Rho-GEFs), the identity of Rho-GEFs expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and participating in the control of Rho protein activity and Rho-dependent functions remains unknown. To address this question, we analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR the expression profile of 28 RhoA-GEFs in ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

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