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Chocolate Consumption, Cognitive Function, and Nobel Laureates by Messerli, Franz H

“…Chocolate consumption could hypothetically improve cognitive function not only in individuals but in whole populations. Could there be a correlation between a…”
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Hypertension: To Use or Not to Use? by Messerli, Franz H, Bangalore, Sripal, Bavishi, Chirag, Rimoldi, Stefano F

“…Most guidelines for the management of patients with cardiovascular disease recommend angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors as first-choice therapy,…”
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Calixpyrroles: from Anion Ligands to Potential Anticancer Drugs by Kohnke, Franz H.

“…Since the discovery that calix[4]pyrrole can act as a ligand for anions and other species that can form multiple hydrogen bonds with its pyrrole NH units, this…”
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Outcomes of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Older Hypertensive Patients by Bavishi, Chirag, MD, MPH, Bangalore, Sripal, MD, MHA, Messerli, Franz H., MD

“…Abstract Background The 2014 Eighth Joint National Committee panel recommended a therapeutic target of systolic blood pressure (BP) <150 mm Hg in patients ≥60…”
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The Transition From Hypertension to Heart Failure: Contemporary Update by Messerli, Franz H, Rimoldi, Stefano F, Bangalore, Sripal

“…Longstanding hypertension ultimately leads to heart failure (HF), and, as a consequence most patients with HF have a history of hypertension. Conversely,…”
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Visit-to-Visit Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Variability and Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes by Bangalore, Sripal, MD, MHA, Breazna, Andrei, PhD, DeMicco, David A., PhamD, Wun, Chuan-Chuan, PhD, Messerli, Franz H., MD

“…Abstract Background Studies demonstrate that lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) using a statin is associated with significant reduction in…”
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Diabetes mellitus as a compelling indication for use of renin angiotensin system blockers: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials by Bangalore, Sripal, Fakheri, Robert, Toklu, Bora, Messerli, Franz H

“…Objective To evaluate the outcomes with use of renin angiotensin system (RAS) blockers compared with other antihypertensive agents in people with…”
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Optimal Systolic Blood Pressure Target after SPRINT Insights from a Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials by Bangalore, Sripal, MD, MHA, Toklu, Bora, MD, Gianos, Eugenia, MD, Schwartzbard, Arthur, MD, Weintraub, Howard, MD, Ogedegbe, Gbenga, MD, Messerli, Franz H., MD

“…Abstract Background The optimal blood pressure (BP) target has been a matter of debate. The recent SPRINT trial showed significant benefits of a BP target of…”
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Isolated Systolic Hypertension: An Update after SPRINT by Bavishi, Chirag, MD, MPH, Goel, Sangita, MD, Messerli, Franz H., MD

“…Abstract Isolated systolic hypertension is the most common hemodynamic form of hypertension in the elderly. With rapidly aging population, the prevalence of…”
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Do Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Have a Biphasic Effect? by Sommerstein, Rami, Kochen, Michael M, Messerli, Franz H, Gräni, Christoph

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Blood Pressure Lowering in Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - Navigating between Scylla and Charybdis by Schoenenberger-Berzins, Renate, Messerli, Franz H

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Special Article - Acute myocardial injury in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection: A review by Bavishi, Chirag, Bonow, Robert O., Trivedi, Vrinda, Abbott, J. Dawn, Messerli, Franz H., Bhatt, Deepak L.

“…The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is now a global pandemic with millions affected and millions more at risk for contracting the infection. The COVID-19…”
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Why Are We Still Prescribing Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors? by Messerli, Franz H., Bavishi, Chirag, Bangalore, Sripal

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Body-Weight Fluctuations and Outcomes in Coronary Disease by Bangalore, Sripal, Fayyad, Rana, Laskey, Rachel, DeMicco, David A, Messerli, Franz H, Waters, David D

“…This secondary analysis of findings from a trial that assessed the effect of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with coronary artery…”
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Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Hypertension in Men and Women: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Briasoulis, Alexandros, Agarwal, Vikram, Messerli, Franz H.

“…J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2012;14:792–798. ©2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heavy alcohol intake increases the risk of hypertension, but the relationship…”
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Essential hypertension by Messerli, Franz H, Dr, Williams, Bryan, Prof, Ritz, Eberhard, Prof

“…Summary Essential hypertension can be defined as a rise in blood pressure of unknown cause that increases risk for cerebral, cardiac, and renal events. In…”
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Blood Pressure Targets in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus/Impaired Fasting Glucose: Observations From Traditional and Bayesian Random-Effects Meta-Analyses of Randomized Trials by BANGALORE, Sripal, KUMAR, Sunil, LOBACH, Iryna, MESSERLI, Franz H

“…Most guidelines for treatment of hypertension recommend a blood pressure (BP) goal of <140/90 mm Hg, and a more aggressive goal of <130/80 mm Hg for patients…”
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Salt and heart disease: a second round of “bad science”? by Messerli, Franz H, Hofstetter, Louis, Bangalore, Sripal

“…Most provocatively, however, the authors documented an inverse correlation between sodium intake and myocardial infarction and mortality, despite the strong…”
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Proteomics analysis of human tears from aqueous-deficient and evaporative dry eye patients by Perumal, Natarajan, Funke, Sebastian, Pfeiffer, Norbert, Grus, Franz H.

“…Despite the high global prevalence of dry eye syndrome (DES), the fundamental processes underlying this pathology remain largely unexplored. Therefore, this…”
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Fixed-Dose Combinations Improve Medication Compliance: A Meta-Analysis by Bangalore, Sripal, MD, MHA, Kamalakkannan, Gayathri, MD, MPH, Parkar, Sanobar, MD, MPH, Messerli, Franz H., MD, FACC

“…Abstract Background Compliance with treatment is a sine qua non for successful treatment of chronic conditions like hypertension. Fixed-dose combinations are…”
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