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Psychosocial stress but not hypertensive status associated with angiogenesis in Africans
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)
Aim. Increased angiogenic factors [vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2)] have been associated with vascular dysfunction and hypertension. Black Africans undergoing rapid urbanization ...
High blood pressure in Sub-Saharan Africa: why prevention, detection, and control are urgent and important
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (BP) IS THE LEADING RISK FOR DEATH AND DISABILITY GLOBALLY ACCORDING TO THE 2010 GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE STUDY "In 2010, hypertension in Sub–Saharan Africa was the leading risk for death, ...
Revisiting the relationship between blood pressure and insulin-like growth factor-1
(American Heart Association, 2014)
Conflicting evidence exists on the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). We reviewed available articles and pooled extrapolated regression coefficients for the association between ...
HIV infection and cardiovascular risk in black South Africans
(Clinics Cardive, 2011)
Uric acid and the cardiovascular profile of African and caucasian men
(Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2010)
Association between blood pressure, measures of body composition and lifestyle factors in township adolescents, North-West Province, South Africa
(LAM Publications, 2011)
Risk factors for development of cardiovascular disease develop early in life and track into adulthood. This study investigated the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and measures of body composition in adolescents. ...
Arterial stiffness profiles: investigating various sections of the arterial tree of African and caucasian people
(Informa healthcare, 2011)
In Africans, arterial stiffness progression seems more pronounced compared to Caucasians. We compared the arterial stiffness profiles of different age groups and focused on muscular arteries and two more central arterial ...
Blood glucose and nocturnal blood pressure in African and caucasian men: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2011)
To investigate the relationship between nocturnal blood pressure and chronically elevated blood glucose to determine if these elevated blood glucose concentrations contribute to a non-dipping blood pressure, especially in ...