Search Results - "Macca, G."
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Prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy and carotid thickening in a large selected hypertensive population: impact of different echocardiographic and ultrasonographic diagnostic criteria
Published in Blood pressure (2001)“…Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and increased carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) represent independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease. To…”
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Left ventricular concentric remodelling and extracardiac target organ damage in essential hypertension
Published in Journal of human hypertension (01-06-2002)“…Left ventricular (LV) concentric remodelling is an adaptive change in cardiac geometry frequently observed in arterial hypertension. This study was addressed…”
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Improvement of patients' knowledge by a single educational meeting on hypertension
Published in Journal of human hypertension (2001)“…A poor therapeutic compliance is a major cause of insufficient control of hypertension. As education of patients is fundamental in order to improve their…”
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Impact of blood pressure control on prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in treated hypertensive patients
Published in Cardiology (01-01-2000)“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate (1) the prevalence and patterns of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and (2) the impact of blood pressure (BP)…”
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P-660: Cardiovascular risk stratification in hypertension: Impact of left ventricular hypertrophy diagnosed by different echocardiographic criteria
Published in American journal of hypertension (01-04-2001)“…Background Detection of LVH plays an important role for decision-making in hypertensive patients. Aims of the study To evaluate the impact of different…”
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P-63: Evolution of blood pressure control in selected hypertensives followed in a hypertension outpatient clinic
Published in American journal of hypertension (01-04-2001)“…Aim of the study The aim of this study was to investigate the evolution of clinical blood pressure (BP) control in a large cohort of hypertensives patients,…”
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Influence of different echocardiographic criteria for detection of left ventricular hypertrophy on cardiovascular risk stratification in recently diagnosed essential hypertensives
Published in Journal of human hypertension (01-09-2001)“…Hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) need a prompter and more intensive pharmacological treatment than subjects without evidence of…”
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Short-term reproducibility of nocturnal non-dipping pattern in recently diagnosed essential hypertensives
Published in Blood pressure (2002)“…To investigate in a selected population of patients with a recently diagnosed essential hypertension the short-term intrasubject variability of diurnal changes…”
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"To better know hypertension": educational meetings for hypertensive patients
Published in Blood pressure (2000)“…Pilot educational meetings were conducted to (1) verify the support of hypertensive patients in this initiative; (2) test the knowledge of patients regularly…”
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G036: The impact of different echocardiographic and ultrasonographic diagnostic criteria on the prevalence of left ventricular and carotid hypertrophy in a selected hypertensive population
Published in American journal of hypertension (01-04-2000)“…Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and common carotid artery (CCA) intima-media thickening by…”
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High prevalence of cardiac and extracardiac target organ damage in refractory hypertension
Published in Journal of hypertension (01-11-2001)“…OBJECTIVE Target organ damage (TOD) in chronically treated hypertensives is related to effective blood pressure (BP) control. The aim of this study was to…”
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Target organ damage and non-dipping pattern defined by two sessions of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in recently diagnosed essential hypertensive patients
Published in Journal of hypertension (01-09-2001)“…OBJECTIVE To evaluate in a selected population of patients with a recent diagnosis of hypertension whether a reduced nocturnal fall in blood pressure,…”
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Evaluation of target organ damage in arterial hypertension: which role for qualitative funduscopic examination?
Published in Italian heart journal (01-09-2001)“…The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of quantitative markers of target organ damage, such as echocardiographically documented left…”
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Short and long-term impact of a structured educational program on the patient's knowledge of hypertension
Published in Italian heart journal (01-12-2000)“…It has been generally accepted that educational programs can be beneficial in the treatment of a number of chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus as well…”
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Blood pressure control in a hypertension hospital clinic
Published in Journal of hypertension (01-06-1999)“…First, to evaluate the prevalence of clinic blood pressure (BP) control (BP < or = 140/90 mm Hg) in a representative sample of treated hypertensive patients…”
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Prevalence of target organ damage in treated hypertensive patients: different impact of clinic and ambulatory blood pressure control
Published in Journal of hypertension (01-06-2000)“…OBJECTIVESFirst, to evaluate the prevalence of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, LV concentric remodelling and microalbuminuria in a selected sample of…”
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Impact of nocturnal fall in blood pressure on early cardiovascular changes in essential hypertension
Published in Journal of hypertension (01-09-1999)“…OBJECTIVETo evaluate in a selected population of subjects with a recent diagnosis of hypertension whether a blunted nocturnal fall in blood pressure is…”
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Cardiovascular risk stratification in hypertensive patients: Impact of echocardiography and carotid ultrasonography
Published in Journal of hypertension (01-03-2001)“…BACKGROUNDDecision about the management of hypertensive patients should not be based on the level of blood pressure alone, but also on the presence of other…”
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