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OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
Uncontrolled hypertension, CV risk factors
and morbidity high in Spanish population survey
Overweight and obesity in the Spanish population was shown to be related to high rates of uncontrolled hypertension and associated with a high prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and morbidity. The cross-sectional, multicenter survey was conducted in general practice in Spain and reported by Prof. O. Gonzalez Albarran, Madrid, Spain, at the 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, held in Milan from June 15 to June 19, 2007.
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Clinical Trials
HYVET analyses provide more insights
into effects of hypertension in the elderly
June 17, 2007 – Milan, Italy – The very elderly have a 2-fold higher prevalence of 25 common symptoms, according to an analysis of this population in the HYVET study compared to the Syst-Eur population, who were 13 years younger on average.
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BP and GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
Underassessment of CV risk by general practitioners revealed in the BRIDGE study
June 17, 2007 – Milan, Italy – A comparison of cardiovascular (CV) risk as predicted by general practitioners and that generated from the electronic case report form (e-CRF) showed that physicians underestimate risk, and in high-risk patients this underestimation is by as much as 2-fold. The findings from the Blood Pressure Reduction in Danish General practice (BRIDGE) study of intensive and usual care treatment regimes in general practice were presented by Prof. P. Schultz-Larsen, Virum, Denmark at the 17th European Meeting on Hypertension in Milan, held June 15-19, 2007.
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OBESITY
Better prediction of hypertension in children
with BMI plus other parameters of fat distribution
June 17, 2007 – Milan, Italy – A study in Italian children has shown that body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WtHr) are independent predictors, and that integrating WC and WtHr with BMI improves identification of hypertension, particularly in obese children. The results were presented by Prof. F. Pieruzzi, Clinica Nefrologica, Monza, Italy, at the 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, held in Milan from June 15 to June 19, 2007.
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OBESITY
SBP higher in boys with visceral adiposity
in SAGUENAY Youth study
Adolescent boys, but not adolescent girls, have higher systolic blood pressure in relation to visceral obesity. Stroke volume is higher in both boys and girls, while total peripheral resistance is only increased in girls with visceral obesity. The results of this analysis of the SAGUENAY Youth Study were presented by Prof. C. Syme, Nottingham, UK, at the 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, held in Milan from June 15 to June 19, 2007.
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