Browsing Biomedical Sciences by Subject "Hypertension"

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    • Antihypertensive indigenous lebanese plants: Ethnopharmacology and a clinical trial 

      Samaha, Ali A.; Fawaz, Mirna; Salami, Ali; Baydoun, Safaa; Eid, Ali H. ( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)
      Hypertension is highly prevalent among the Lebanese adult population and is indeed the major cause of mortality in Lebanon. Traditional use of antihypertensive medicinal plants has long been practiced. The aim of this study ...

    • Associations of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism rs1544410 with Adiposity Phenotypes 

      Sharif, Elham; Swaidan, Nuha; Shurbaji, Samar; Rizk, Nasser M. ( MedCrave , 2016 , Article)
      Background: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is present on adipocytes, and many studies were performed to investigate the association between polymorphisms in VDR gene with obesity. However, in the Arab Gulf populations, whereas ...

    • Estrogen and Bisphenol A in Hypertension 

      Wehbe, Zena; Nasser, Suzanne A.; El-Yazbi, Ahmed; Nasreddine, Salam; Eid, Ali H. ( Springer , 2020 , Article Review)
      Purpose of Review: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a non-subsiding disease that remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. CVD has been associated with endocrine disruptors, such as bisphenol A (BPA). This review ...

    • The hypertensive potential of estrogen: An untold story 

      Fardoun, Manal; Dehaini, Hassan; Shaito, Abdallah; Mesmar, Joelle; El-Yazbi, Ahmed; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article Review)
      Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The implication of estrogen in this disease has been extensively studied. While the vast majority of published research argue for a ...

    • The role of α2-adrenergic receptors in hypertensive preeclampsia: A hypothesis 

      Maaliki, Dina; Issa, Khodr; Al Shehabi, Tuqa; El-Yazbi, Ahmed; Eid, Ali H. ( Wiley Blackwell , 2019 , Article Review)
      Preeclampsia, a major disorder of human pregnancy, manifests as persistent hypertension and proteinuria presenting after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Multiple systemic symptoms might be associated with preeclampsia including ...