Tsouna-Hadjis E, Vemmos KN, Zakopoulos N, Stamatelopoulos S. First-stroke recovery
process: the role of family social support. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000;81:881-7. Objective: To …

The advent and wide application of new technology, especially noninvasive techniques,
has enabled physicians to more completely investigate and clarify the etiopathogenic …

Objectives The rate of blood pressure (BP) variation has been positively associated with
intima–media thickness of common carotid arteries and left ventricular mass. We evaluated the …

The extent of target-organ damage has been positively associated with the magnitude of
blood pressure (BP) variability in essential hypertension. However, the clinical implications of …

The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between body mass
index (BMI) and parameters derived from 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring …

Background and Purpose— Increased common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT)
has been associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke. We …

Background and Purpose— Prehypertension has been recently introduced by JNC 7 as a
new blood pressure (BP) category, associated with increased target-organ damage. …

White-coat hypertension (WCH) and masked hypertension have been associated with increased
cardiovascular risk in adults. In the current study, we investigated: (a) the prevalence of …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure, lipid profiles, and carotid
artery intimal-medial thickness (IMT) in adolescents with and without obesity. STUDY DESIGN…

Background and Purpose— A simple score derived in the Oxfordshire Community Stroke
Project (ABCD score) was able to identify individuals at high early risk of stroke after a transient …