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JHH Young Investigator Award 2023: interview with the winner Andrew O. Agbaje
JHH Young Investigator Award 2023: interview with the winner Andrew O. Agbaje
I am a Professor (associate) of Clinical Epidemiology and Child Health and the principal investigator of the UndeRstanding...
Course of brain damage following malignant hypertension
Course of brain damage following malignant hypertension
Malignant hypertension (MHT) crisis triggers widespread microvascular damage, particularly in the brain. Despite recent MR...
Sleep quality and hypertension in an indigenous African population: a cross-sectional investigation from the COMBAT-CVDs study
Sleep quality and hypertension in an indigenous African population: a cross-sectional investigation from the COMBAT-CVDs study
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events worldwide, and little is known about its association with sl...
High blood pressure in the emergency department as an opportunistic screening tool for detection of hypertension
High blood pressure in the emergency department as an opportunistic screening tool for detection of hypertension
Hypertension is the most preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, but many individuals are underdiagnosed and lack tr...
Preventing troublesome variability in clinical blood pressure measurement
Preventing troublesome variability in clinical blood pressure measurement
The importance of accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement is well-established. However, there is little quantitative comp...
U-shaped association between blood pressure and all-cause mortality in older adults: the Shizuoka study
U-shaped association between blood pressure and all-cause mortality in older adults: the Shizuoka study
Low blood pressure (BP) is suggested to be associated with all-cause mortality in older adults. The aim of this study is t...
Management of hypertensive urgencies: a new opportunity for unattended blood pressure measurement
New European Hypertension Society Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension recommend unattended blood pressure measur...
Non-dipping blood pressure pattern is associated with cardiovascular events in a 21-year follow-up study
Non-dipping blood pressure pattern is associated with cardiovascular events in a 21-year follow-up study
Non-dipping blood pressure (BP) pattern is a predictor for cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality. We evaluated dipping ...
A longitudinal study of blood pressure circadian rhythm from childhood to early adulthood
A longitudinal study of blood pressure circadian rhythm from childhood to early adulthood
Altered blood pressure (BP) circadian rhythmicity has been increasingly linked with cardiovascular risk. However, little i...
Blood pressure screening in Mata Sector, a rural area of Rwanda
Blood pressure screening in Mata Sector, a rural area of Rwanda
In rural sub-Saharan Africa, knowledge of non-communicable diseases such as high blood pressure (BP) is rather limited. Th...
Hypertension, depression, and health-related quality of life among hospitalized patients in Afghanistan
In recent decades, hypertension has become the foremost risk factor for disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). The presen...
Hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: the current profile, recent advances, gaps, and priorities
Hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: the current profile, recent advances, gaps, and priorities
Recent global and regional reports consistently confirm the high and increasing prevalence of hypertension in sub-Saharan ...
Abstracts from the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting of the British and Irish Hypertension Society (BIHS)
Abstracts from the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting of the British and Irish Hypertension Society (BIHS)
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Effect of exercise training on the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system: a meta–analysis
Effect of exercise training on the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system: a meta–analysis
Blood pressure (BP) management reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The renin–angiotensin–aldoste...
Improving the accuracy of blood pressure measuring devices in Australia: a modelled return on investment study
Improving the accuracy of blood pressure measuring devices in Australia: a modelled return on investment study
The VALID BP project was initiated to increase the availability of validated blood pressure measuring devices (BPMDs). The...
Knowledge and practices related to salt consumption in China: findings from a national representative cross-sectional survey
Knowledge and practices related to salt consumption in China: findings from a national representative cross-sectional survey
There is limited information on the knowledge and practice of salt-reduction in China. The purpose of this study was to de...
High prevalence but lack of awareness of hypertension in South Africa, particularly among men and young adults
High prevalence but lack of awareness of hypertension in South Africa, particularly among men and young adults
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in South Africa (SA) and high blood pressure (BP) is the primary ...
Impaired artery elasticity predicts cardiovascular morbidity and mortality- A longitudinal study in the Vara-Skövde Cohort
Impaired artery elasticity predicts cardiovascular morbidity and mortality- A longitudinal study in the Vara-Skövde Cohort
It is still debated whether arterial elasticity provides prognostic information for cardiovascular risk beyond blood press...