Objective To determine standard left ventricular Doppler measurements in a large reference
group of various ages to reflect the senescence process. Design We prospectively studied …

We prospectively assessed the influence of aging on the prevalence of valvular regurgitation
by using color flow imaging. One hundred eighteen healthy volunteers (21 to 82 years old) …

Objective In this study, we determined the effect of age, sex, and body size on left ventricular
mass. Design Two-dimensional-guided M-mode echocardiography was used in an …

Noninvasive ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was used to evaluate the diagnosis of
hypertension in 168 untreated patients with essential hypertension. On the basis of overall …

The finding of an abnormally high number of eosinophils in the peritoneum is a curious
phenomenon, the cause and importance of which are not fully understood. Classically, peritoneal …

The variability of blood pressure and its consequences suggests that ambulatory blood
pressure (ABP) data should be analyzed not only by mean ambulatory blood pressure (MABP), …

Midodrine is an orally active adrenergic agonist useful in the treatment of hypotension. We
have investigated the pharmacodynamics of its active metabolite after oral midodrine therapy …

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring has become increasingly popular for diagnosing and
treating hypertension. However, data from normotensive subjects are needed for …

In recent years, there has been increased recognition of the relative importance of abnormalities
of diastolic function in patients with essential hypertension. Indeed, diastolic dysfunction …

Antioxidants inhibit the rat liver microsomal mixed-function-oxidase-catalysed hydroxylation
of benzo [a] pyrene. These antioxidants also decrease the formation of mutagenic products …