Hypertension Journal

JANUARY 19, 2024

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. Cell composition analysis showed that vascular injury and hypertension independently induced distinct aortic cell phenotypic alterations including immune cells, endothelial cells (ECs), and smooth muscle cells.

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Hypertension Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. By now chronic renovascular disease (RVD) due to renal artery stenosis is recognized as a major source of renovascular hypertension and renal disease. Almost a hundred years have passed since obstruction of the renal artery has been recognized to raise blood pressure.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 20, 2024

A 63 year old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, prediabetes, and a family history of CAD developed chest pain, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis after consuming a large meal at noon. He called EMS, who arrived on scene about two hours after the onset of pain to find him hypertensive at 220 systolic.

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Open Heart

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Objective A novel artificial intelligence-based phenotyping approach to stratify patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been proposed, based on echocardiographic and haemodynamic data.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 27, 2025

BackgroundRING finger protein 213 (RNF213) p.R4810K is an established risk factor for moyamoya disease and intracranial artery stenosis in East Asian people. Recent evidence suggests its potential association with extracranial cardiovascular diseases, including pulmonary hypertension.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

MARCH 6, 2024

BACKGROUNDHypertension is often codiagnosed in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD), a progressive intracranial steno‐occlusive vasculopathy; this has principally been attributed to renal artery stenosis (up to 10%). Blood pressure measurements and antihypertensive agent use were recorded pre‐ and postoperatively. respectively.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 17, Issue 10 , Page e000085, October 1, 2024.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

AUGUST 19, 2024

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 17, Issue 8 , Page e017266, August 1, 2024.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

However, the long-term outcomes in patient with an intermediate stenosis received FFR have not yet been investigated comprehensively.Methods:We retrospective included 558 patients underwent both coronary artery angiography (CAG) and FFR. The nomogram consists of age, smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), hyperuricemia, and FFR≤0.8

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European Journal of Heart Failure

JANUARY 21, 2024

Bar plots: in red, patients with low flow-low gradient (LF-LG) aortic stenosis; in blue, patients with normal flow-high gradient (HG) aortic stenosis; in black: controls. Aim Cardiac remodelling plays a major role in the prognosis of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and could impact the benefits of aortic valve replacement.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

IntroductionIdiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a pathology involving an increase in intracranial pressure leading to symptoms including papilledema, tinnitus, and elevated cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure. Ophthalmology consult revealed bilateral papilledema, upon which an MRI and MRV revealed venous stenosis.

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Heart BMJ

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Clinical introduction A woman in her 30s, a case of rheumatic mitral stenosis status post balloon mitral valvuloplasty 15 years prior, presented to urgent care with palpitations and dyspnoea for 1 week. Echocardiography demonstrated severe calcific mitral stenosis with pulmonary hypertension.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:Intracranial artery stenosis (ICAS) is a progressive pathological process. In multivariable analysis, only hypertension independently predicted stroke occurrence in the asymptomatic ICAS group (adjusted HR 4.06, 95%CI 1.60-10.33, Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP274-ATP274, February 1, 2025. 10.33, P = 0.003).Conclusions:The

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 20, 2024

Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his late 30s with history of hypertension, tobacco use, and obesity presented to the Emergency Department for acute chest pain which started approximately 3 hours prior to arrival, in the setting of a very stressful situation. Vitals were within normal limits except some hypertension. Which is true.

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

APRIL 28, 2024

However, underlying lesions such as hypertension, mitral valve disease, COPD, ASD, and TR greatly influence the degree of atrial enlargement. However, in cases of lone AF, AF in hypertension, or chronic AF, both atria tend to dilate equally. In all probability, this dilation is a form of atrial tachycardia and atrial cardiomyopathy.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

A 50-something male with hypertension and 20- to 40-year smoking history presented with 1 week of stuttering chest pain that is worse with exertion, which takes many minutes to resolve after resting and never occurs at rest. It is a ssociated with mild dyspnea on exertion. At times the pain does go to his left neck.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Vertebrobasilar artery stenosis (VBAS) can cause posterior circulation strokes (PCS). Hypertension (HTN, 85.4%) and diabetes (DM, 18.9%) were prevalent. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4135852-A4135852, November 12, 2024. Mean age was 69.45 years, with 64.1% Demographics: 69.8% Hispanic, and 5.3% other races.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

In this study, we evaluated the relationship between flossing and ICAS, defined as 50% stenosis. The association remained significant after adjustment for age, race, gender, hypertension, diabetes, smoking status, education level and regular dental care use (Adjusted OR 0.61 The log WMH volume was higher (9.50.85

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DAIC

APRIL 1, 2024

“We are witnessing a paradigm shift in how valvular heart diseases are diagnosed and treated,” said Partho Sengupta , Henry Rutgers Professor of Cardiology and chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 29, 2024

One is ventricular septal defect, second is overriding aorta, third is pulmonary stenosis, usually right ventricular outflow tract stenosis and associated right ventricular hypertrophy. Pulmonary stenosis, which is usually right ventricular outflow tract stenosis. As the name implies, there are four defects.

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CardiacWire

JANUARY 24, 2024

CardioSignal has already developed digital biomarkers for AFib and heart failure, while more solutions could be on the way for aortic stenosis, coronary artery disease, and pulmonary artery hypertension.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MAY 21, 2024

Doppler ultrasonography performed a day after the operation showed an increase in systolic blood velocity, with no observed urine output and raising a suspicion of arterial anastomotic stenosis. The transplant renal artery lesion was intervened with a stent.

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Ken Grauer, MD

JUNE 6, 2023

I've previously discussed the interesting correlation of a qR pattern in lead V1 in patients with RVH — as strongly suggesting associated pulmonary hypertension ( See ECG Blog #234 and Blog #248 ). The QRS is not wide enough for a complete RBBB — and, lateral limb leads I and aVL both lack terminal S waves.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It was found that all cases of dAVF‐CI exhibited venous hypertension. Additionally, there was a significant association between sinus stenosis and dAVF‐CI (OR: 2.85, 95% CI: 1.16‐7.55, ConclusiondAVFs‐CI tend to occur in relatively young patients and are characterized by the presence of venous hypertension. 7.55, p = 0.027).

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

FAI was still associated with global CFR after adjusting for traditional risk factors (age, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and smoking). Altogether, FAI can help reveal microcirculatory damage in patients who do not exhibit epicardial artery stenosis.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Results:Among the 36,403 participants (14,676 males, 40.3%), the prevalence of stroke, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia was 7.4%, 6.4%, 55.7%, 17.3%, and 40.2% 2021-KY-1289-001).Results:Among respectively.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Distinguishing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) from other cardiomyopathies with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), such as hypertensive LVH, transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), and aortic stenosis (AS), is sometimes challenging. Of those, 5 proteins were selected as candidate proteins.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

However, CTA head and neck 4 days later demonstrated 90 percent stenosis of the mid left V2 at the C3‐4 level and a 75‐90 percent stenosis of the left mid V2 segment at the C5‐6 level (hard and soft plaque in these areas). He also had moderate stenosis of the right V4 segment.

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DAIC

MARCH 10, 2025

Yasser Sammour, MD, MScpresented "Long-Term Hemodynamic Performance and Clinical Outcomes in Small and Large Aortic Annuli Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis."This Safety outcomes, including the presence of renal artery stenosis greater than 70%, were also evaluated. "The This study is a pooled analysis from the U.S.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

MRA head demonstrated multifocal arterial stenosis. She was treated with intravenous hydration, permissive hypertension with head of bed in flat position and transferred for further evaluation. MRI brain showed subacute infarcts in left greater than right frontal lobes, corpus collosum and right anterior perforated substance.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 21, 2024

So that is why we see straightening of left border, typically heard of in mitral stenosis with left atrial enlargement and mild pulmonary hypertension. When there is gross pulmonary hypertension, instead of these being straight over here, it will form a bulge over here.

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Heart BMJ

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complex and progressive disorder characterised by elevated pulmonary artery pressure. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that has revolutionised the treatment of severe aortic stenosis (AS).

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

The sample included patients who presented with stroke due to severe stenosis and underwent elective stenting, and those who presented with large vessel occlusion (LVO) with underlying ICAD who underwent rescue stenting following thrombectomy. There were significantly higher incidences in uncontrolled hypertension (28.2%

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed an LV EF of less than 15%, critically severe aortic stenosis , severe LVH , and a small LV cavity.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Conclusion:Prior use of RASI for the treatment of hypertension is associated with persistent hypotension after CAS. BP was recorded at frequent intervals for at least 24 hours post-CAS. Blood catecholamine concentrations were assessed in the morning of, and day immediately after, CAS in a subset of patients.

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EMS 12-Lead

JULY 24, 2023

Category 2 : An increase in myocardial oxygen demand due to tachycardia, elevated ventricular afterload (BP or aortic stenosis), or increased wall stretch (admittedly this latter is more complicated) or a decrease in oxygen supply due to hypotension, anemia, hypoxia, or a combination of all of the above. Aortic Stenosis f.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Outflow obstruction leading to venous hypertension was observed in all dAVFs-CI. Sinus stenosis was significantly associated with dAVFs-CI (OR 2.85, 95% CI: 1.16-7.55, Discussion:Venous hypertension is a key angiographic feature dAVFs-CI. 7.55, p = 0.027). 2.05, p < 0.001) and draining veins (OR 2.05, 95% CI 1.05-4.46,

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