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{"title":"Isometric Resistance Training to Manage Hypertension: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"B Baffour-Awuah,&nbsp;M J Pearson,&nbsp;G Dieberg,&nbsp;N A Smart","doi":"10.1007/s11906-023-01232-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-023-01232-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Hypertension is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease and adequate blood pressure control is often elusive. The objective of this work was to conduct a meta-analysis of trial data of isometric resistance training (IRT) studies in people with hypertension, to establish if IRT produced an anti-hypertensive effect. A database search (PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and MEDLINE) identified randomised controlled and crossover trials of IRT versus a sedentary or sham control group in adults with hypertension.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>We included 12 studies (14 intervention groups) in the meta-analyses, with an aggregate of 415 participants. IRT reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP), mean difference (MD) - 7.47 mmHg (95%CI - 10.10, - 4.84), P < 0.01; diastolic blood pressure (DBP) MD - 3.17 mmHg (95%CI - 5.29, - 1.04), P < 0.01; and mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) MD - 7.19 mmHg (95%CI - 9.06, - 5.32), P < 0.0001. Office pulse pressure and resting heart rate was not significantly reduced, neither were 24-h or day-time ambulatory blood pressures (SBP, DBP). Night-time blood pressures, however, were significantly reduced with SBP MD - 4.28 mmHg (95%CI - 7.88, - 0.67), P = 0.02, and DBP MD - 2.22 mmHg (95%CI - 3.55, - 0.88), P < 0.01. IRT does lower SBP, DBP and MAP office and night-time ambulatory SBP and DBP, but not 24-h mean ambulatory blood pressures in people with hypertension.</p>","PeriodicalId":10963,"journal":{"name":"Current Hypertension Reports","volume":"25 4","pages":"35-49"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10014822/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9796012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Salt Taste and Salt Sensitive Hypertension in HIV.","authors":"Sepiso K Masenga,&nbsp;Leta Pilic,&nbsp;Annet Kirabo","doi":"10.1007/s11906-023-01236-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-023-01236-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>To provide a summary of current literature and propose potential mechanistic models to help us understand the role of HIV infection/antiretroviral therapy (ART), salt taste sensitivity (STS), and salt sensitivity of blood pressure (SSBP) in hypertension development.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is the main protein/sodium channel for recognizing Na + in the tongue and mediates preference to low-medium salt concentrations in animals and humans. Considering the pressor response to oral salt in individuals with SSBP, poor STS may worsen blood pressure. Specific genetic variants in ENaC are linked to salt taste perception and hypertension. HIV infection, some ART, and specific antihypertensive drugs are associated with reduced STS and an increased liking for salty foods. Persons with HIV (PWH) on ART may have a decreased STS and are at a higher risk of developing salt-sensitive hypertension. Inflammation mediated by dietary salt is one of the drivers of poor STS and salt-sensitive hypertension among PWH.</p>","PeriodicalId":10963,"journal":{"name":"Current Hypertension Reports","volume":"25 3","pages":"25-33"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9428853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beta-Blockers in Pregnancy: Clinical Update.","authors":"Vasiliki Katsi,&nbsp;Ilias P Papakonstantinou,&nbsp;Ourania Papazachou,&nbsp;Thomas Makris,&nbsp;Konstantinos Tsioufis","doi":"10.1007/s11906-023-01234-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-023-01234-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>The aim of this review was to determine the anticipated benefits and adverse effects of beta-blockers in pregnant women with hypertension. The other issue was to assess the possible adverse effects of beta-blockers for their babies and provide current consensus recommendations for appropriate selection and individualized antihypertensive treatment with beta-blockers in pregnancy-associated hypertension.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity, with consequences later in life. Certain beta-blockers are useful for ameliorating hypertension in pregnancy and may have a protective role in endothelial dysfunction. However, some aspects of beta-blocker use in pregnancy are contentious among providers. Evidence on their safety, although well documented, is variable, and recent research reveals areas of controversy. Besides intrauterine growth restriction, other neonatal and obstetric complications remain a concern and should be explored thoroughly. Attention is necessary when treating pregnancy-associated hypertensive disorders with beta-blockers. Specific beta-blockers are considered safe in pregnancy, although the associated effects in the fetus are not clearly known and evidence is lacking for many safety outcomes, other than intrauterine growth restriction. Nevertheless, beta-blockers with specific indications in pregnancy under individualized selection and monitoring may confer substantial improvements in pregnant women with hypertension.</p>","PeriodicalId":10963,"journal":{"name":"Current Hypertension Reports","volume":"25 2","pages":"13-24"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10720753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Pediatrics, an Update on Interpretation and Classification of Hypertension Phenotypes.","authors":"Abby Basalely,&nbsp;Taylor Hill-Horowitz,&nbsp;Christine B Sethna","doi":"10.1007/s11906-022-01231-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-022-01231-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>This review highlights the major changes reflected in the 2022 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) in Children and Adolescents with a specific focus on the newly defined phenotypes of hypertension and their epidemiology and associated outcomes.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>The 2022 AHA guidelines' most notable changes include the following: (1) alignment of blood pressure (BP) thresholds with the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical practice guidelines, 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/AHA hypertension guidelines, and 2016 European Society of Hypertension (ESH) pediatric recommendations; (2) expansion of the use of ABPM to diagnose and phenotype pediatric hypertension in all pediatric patients; (3) removal of BP loads from diagnostic criteria; and (4) simplified classification of new hypertension phenotypes to prognosticate risks and guide clinical management. Recent studies suggest that utilizing the 2022 AHA pediatric ABPM guidelines will increase the prevalence of pediatric ambulatory hypertension, especially for wake ambulatory hypertension in older, taller males and for nocturnal hypertension in both males and females ≥ 8 years of age. The new definitions simplify the ambulatory hypertension criteria to include only the elements most predictive of future health outcomes, increase the sensitivity of BP thresholds in alignment with recent data and other guidelines, and thus make hypertension diagnoses more clinically meaningful. This guideline will also aid in the transition of adolescents and young adults to adult medical care. Further studies will be necessary to study ambulatory BP norms in a more diverse pediatric population and evaluate the impact of these guidelines on prevalence and future outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":10963,"journal":{"name":"Current Hypertension Reports","volume":"25 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10718651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Antenatal Programming of Hypertension: Paradigms, Paradoxes, and How We Move Forward.","authors":"Andrew M South, Norrina B Allen","doi":"10.1007/s11906-022-01227-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11906-022-01227-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Synthesize the clinical, epidemiological, and preclinical evidence for antenatal programming of hypertension and critically appraise paradigms and paradoxes to improve translation.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Clinical and epidemiological studies persistently demonstrate that antenatal factors contribute to programmed hypertension under the developmental origins of health and disease framework, including lower birth weight, preterm birth, and fetal growth restriction. Preclinical mechanisms include preeclampsia, maternal diabetes, maternal undernutrition, and antenatal corticosteroid exposure. However, clinical and epidemiological studies to date have largely failed to adequately identify, discuss, and mitigate many sources and types of bias in part due to heterogeneous study designs and incomplete adherence to scientific rigor. These limitations have led to incomplete and biased paradigms as well as persistent paradoxes that have significantly limited translation into clinical and population health interventions. Improved understanding of these paradigms and paradoxes will allow us to substantially move the field forward.</p>","PeriodicalId":10963,"journal":{"name":"Current Hypertension Reports","volume":"24 12","pages":"655-667"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9712278/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9199641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Strategies to Improve Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations: A Scoping Review of the Literature from 2017 to 2021.","authors":"Deborah Onakomaiya, Claire Cooper, Aigna Barber, Timothy Roberts, Joyce Gyamfi, Jennifer Zanowiak, Nadia Islam, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Antoinette Schoenthaler","doi":"10.1007/s11906-022-01224-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11906-022-01224-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>To identify intervention strategies that were effective in promoting medication adherence and HTN control among racial/ethnic minority groups in the US.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Twelve articles were included in this review and 4 categories of intervention strategies were identified as counseling by trained personnel, mHealth tools, mHealth tools in combination with counseling by trained personnel, and quality improvement. The findings show that interventions delivered by trained personnel are effective in lowering BP and improving medication adherence, particularly for those delivered by health educators, CHWs, medical assistants, and pharmacists. Additionally, the combination of mHealth tools with counseling by trained personnel has the potential to be more effective than either mHealth or counseling alone and report beneficial effects on medication adherence and BP control. This review provides potential next steps for future research to examine the effectiveness of mHealth interventions in combination with support from trained health personnel and its effects on racial disparities in HTN outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":10963,"journal":{"name":"Current Hypertension Reports","volume":"24 12","pages":"639-654"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9712277/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10633171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Immune Cell Activation in Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease.","authors":"Jamie N Garcia, Celestine N Wanjalla, Mona Mashayekhi, Alyssa H Hasty","doi":"10.1007/s11906-022-01222-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11906-022-01222-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>In this review, we focus on immune cell activation in obesity and cardiovascular disease, highlighting specific immune cell microenvironments present in individuals with atherosclerosis, non-ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and infectious diseases.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Obesity and cardiovascular disease are intimately linked and often characterized by inflammation and a cluster of metabolic complications. Compelling evidence from single-cell analysis suggests that obese adipose tissue is inflammatory and infiltrated by almost all immune cell populations. How this inflammatory tissue state contributes to more systemic conditions such as cardiovascular and infectious disease is less well understood. However, current research suggests that changes in the adipose tissue immune environment impact an individual's ability to combat illnesses such as influenza and SARS-CoV2. Obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent globally and is often associated with type 2 diabetes and heart disease. An increased inflammatory state is a major contributor to this association. Widespread chronic inflammation in these disease states is accompanied by an increase in both innate and adaptive immune cell activation. Acutely, these immune cell changes are beneficial as they sustain homeostasis as inflammation increases. However, persistent inflammation subsequently damages tissues and organs throughout the body. Future studies aimed at understanding the unique immune cell populations in each tissue compartment impacted by obesity may hold potential for therapeutic applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":10963,"journal":{"name":"Current Hypertension Reports","volume":"24 12","pages":"627-637"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9510332/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10451933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Intrauterine Growth Restriction.","authors":"Narayanappa Amruta, Hemanth Kumar Kandikattu, Suttira Intapad","doi":"10.1007/s11906-022-01228-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11906-022-01228-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>We highlight important new findings on cardiovascular dysfunction in intrauterine growth restriction.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a multifactorial condition which negatively impacts neonatal growth during pregnancy and is associated with health problems during the lifespan. It affects 5-15% of all pregnancies in the USA and Europe with varying percentages in developing countries. Epidemiological studies have reported that IUGR is associated with the pathogenesis of hypertension, activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), disruption in placental-mTORC and TGFβ signaling cascades, and endothelial dysfunction in IUGR fetuses, children, adolescents, and adults resulting in the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Experimental studies are needed to investigate therapeutic measures to treat increased blood pressure (BP) and long-term CVD problems in people affected by IUGR. We outline the mechanisms mediating fetal programming of hypertension in developing CVD. We have reviewed findings from different experimental models focusing on recent studies that demonstrate CVD in IUGR.</p>","PeriodicalId":10963,"journal":{"name":"Current Hypertension Reports","volume":"24 12","pages":"693-708"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9818697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does the Naked Emperor Parable Apply to Current Perceptions of the Contribution of Renin Angiotensin System Inhibition in Hypertension?","authors":"Carlos M Ferrario,&nbsp;Amit Saha,&nbsp;Jessica L VonCannon,&nbsp;Wayne J Meredith,&nbsp;Sarfaraz Ahmad","doi":"10.1007/s11906-022-01229-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-022-01229-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>To address contemporary hypertension challenges, a critical reexamination of therapeutic accomplishments using angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers, and a greater appreciation of evidence-based shortcomings from randomized clinical trials are fundamental in accelerating future progress.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Medications targeting angiotensin II mechanism of action are essential for managing primary hypertension, type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. While the ability of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers to control blood pressure is undisputed, practitioners, hypertension specialists, and researchers hold low awareness of these drugs' limitations in preventing or reducing the risk of cardiovascular events. Biases in interpreting gained knowledge from data obtained in randomized clinical trials include a pervasive emphasis on using relative risk reduction over absolute risk reduction. Furthermore, recommendations for clinical practice in international hypertension guidelines fail to address the significance of a residual risk several orders of magnitude greater than the benefits. We analyze the limitations of the clinical trials that have led to current recommended treatment guidelines. We define and quantify the magnitude of the residual risk in published hypertension trials and explore how activation of alternate compensatory bioprocessing components within the renin angiotensin system bypass the ability of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers to achieve a significant reduction in total and cardiovascular deaths. We complete this presentation by outlining the current incipient but promising potential of immunotherapy to block angiotensin II pathology alone or possibly in combination with other antihypertensive drugs. A full appreciation of the magnitude of the residual risk associated with current renin angiotensin system-based therapies constitutes a vital underpinning for seeking new molecular approaches to halt or even reverse the cardiovascular complications of primary hypertension and encourage investigating a new generation of ACE inhibitors and ARBs with increased capacity to reach the intracellular compartments at which Ang II can be generated.</p>","PeriodicalId":10963,"journal":{"name":"Current Hypertension Reports","volume":"24 12","pages":"709-721"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10638066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 and Preeclampsia: A New Perspective.","authors":"Sarah M Albogami,&nbsp;Hayder M Al-Kuraishy,&nbsp;Thabat J Al-Maiahy,&nbsp;Ali K Al-Buhadily,&nbsp;Ali I Al-Gareeb,&nbsp;Mohammed Alorabi,&nbsp;Saqer S Alotaibi,&nbsp;Michel De Waard,&nbsp;Jean-Marc Sabatier,&nbsp;Hebatallah M Saad,&nbsp;Gaber El-Saber Batiha","doi":"10.1007/s11906-022-01225-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-022-01225-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Preeclampsia (PE) is a serious and distinct type of pregnancy-induced hypertension, with an incidence of 2-8% worldwide. PE is defined as pregnancy-related hypertension with proteinuria and peripheral edema after 20 weeks of gestation. Hypoxic placenta triggers the release of inflammatory and humoral substances into maternal circulation, leading to induction of oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, endothelial dysfunction, and peripheral vasoconstriction. The objective of the present narrative review was to find the association between PE and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) in pregnant women from a new perspective.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>HIF-1 is the key transcription factor that regulates cellular responses to hypoxia and low oxygen tension. HIF-1α is involved in the differentiation and growth of the placenta mainly in the first and second trimesters. During normal gestation, HIF-1α responds to the alterations in oxygen tension, cytokine, and angiogenic factors release. HIF-1α is considered a key biomarker of placental function and vascularization during pregnancy. HIF-1α plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of PE through activation of anti-angiogenic and inhibition of proangiogenic factors. As well, HIF-1α increases the expression of the p38MAPK and NLRP3 inflammasomes, which promote placental inflammation and dysfunction. HIF-1α acts as a potential link between inflammatory signaling pathways and the development of PE.</p>","PeriodicalId":10963,"journal":{"name":"Current Hypertension Reports","volume":"24 12","pages":"687-692"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10686607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}