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Orthostatic hypotension and novel blood pressure-associated gene variants: Genetics of Postural Hemodynamics (GPH) Consortium.

Aims: Orthostatic hypotension (OH), an independent predictor of mortality and cardiovascular events, strongly correlates with hypertension. Recent genome-wide studies have identified new loci influencing blood pressure (BP) in populations, but their impact on OH remains unknown.Methods and resultsA total of 38 970 men and women of European ancestry from five population-based cohorts were included,

Sports camp with six months of support from a local sports club as a treatment of childhood obesity.

AIMS: Although childhood obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent, treatment options are limited and the continued development of effective treatment strategies is necessary. It is equally important to explore involvement of other resources in society, such as sports associations. This study was designed to investigate the possibility of reducing the degree of obesity in obese children by focusi

The Experience of Younger Adults Following Myocardial Infarction.

The aim of this study was to elucidate the meaning of the experience of younger people (< 55 years) during their first year following a myocardial infarction. We analyzed 17 interviews using a phenomenological-hermeneutic method. The core theme and central phenomenon was the everyday fight to redress the balance in life, which encompassed an existential, physical, and emotional battle to regain a

Comparison of 90-day case-fatality after ischemic stroke between two different stroke outcome registries using propensity score matching analysis.

Yu K-H, Hong K-S, Lee B-C, Oh M-S, Cho Y-J, Koo J-S, Park J-M, Bae H-J, Han M-K, Ju Y-S, Kang D-W, Appelros P, Norrving B, Terent A. Comparison of 90-day case-fatality after ischemic stroke between two different stroke outcome registries using propensity score matching analysis. Acta Neurol Scand: 2011: 123: 325-331. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Background - It has not been clarified whether