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Obesity and cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy

Nobuyuki (Bill) Miyawaki, MD, is attending physician, Division of Nephrology;Hypertension, Winthrop-University Hospital;assistant professor of medicine, State University of New York at Stony

September 19th 2008

The observed relationship linking obesity, severity of hypertension, and increase in cardiovascular risk was traditionally thought to emanate from the increase in circulatory volume, persistently increased systemic resistance from obesity, and clustering of major cardiovascular risk factors (eg, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes mellitus) among obese patients.

What does the J-shaped curve spell out when lowering blood pressure?

Nobuyuki (Bill) Miyawaki, MD, is attending physician, Division of Nephrology;Hypertension, Winthrop-University Hospital;assistant professor of medicine, State University of New York at Stony

September 17th 2008

The manuscript by Messerli and colleagues, entitled "Dangers of aggressively lowering blood pressure in coronary artery disease," raises a controversial issue with important clinical implications—the J-shaped curve.

Uncorking new evidence in the alcohol-hypertension relationship

Nobuyuki (Bill) Miyawaki, MD (left), is attending physician, Division of Nephrology;Hypertension, Winthrop-University Hospital;assistant professor of medicine, State University of New York at

September 10th 2008

Klatsky reports a link between elevated blood pressures and increased risk of hospitalizations for coronary heart disease and stroke that is independent of alcohol intake.

End-stage renal disease and ARVD: Where goes the trend?

Nobuyuki (Bill) Miyawaki, MD (left), is attending physician, Division of Nephrology;Hypertension, Winthrop-University Hospital;assistant professor of medicine, State University of New York at

September 9th 2008

The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has nearly doubled in the United States between 1991 and 2000 and has been projected to increase by 50% by 2015.