Hypertension, Winthrop-University Hospital

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Uncorking new evidence in the alcohol-hypertension relationship

ByNobuyuki (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?

ByNobuyuki (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.