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The association of 25(OH)D with blood pressure, pulse pressure and carotid–radial pulse wave velocity in African women
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
High susceptibility of the African population to develop cardiovascular disease obliges us to investigate possible
contributing risk factors. Our aim was to determine whether low 25(OH)D status is associated with increased ...
Home blood pressure variability as cardiovascular risk factor in the population of Ohasama
(American Heart Association (AHA), 2013)
Blood pressure variability based on office measurement predicts outcome in selected patients. We explored
whether novel indices of blood pressure variability derived from the self-measured home blood pressure predicted
outcome ...
NT–proBNP, C–reactive protein and soluble uPAR in a Bi–ethnic male population: the SAfrEIC study
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
Objective and design: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate associations between a marker of cardiac strain, the
N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and inflammation as reflected by ...