Inflammatory bowel disease patients have an increased risk of early atherosclerosis as shown by greater values of cIMT, carotid artery stiffness, Hyc, hsCRP, and insulin resistance.

The right hemipelvis of 98 patients was examined by angiography to determine the occurrence and location of the corona mortis artery. This arterial anastomosis was found in 28.5% (28 of 98). Its incidence was 30.5% (18 of 59) in men and 25.6% (10 of 39) in women; this difference was not significant ( p>0.05). The distance from the symphysis pubis to the anastomotic artery averaged 33.4 mm (range 21.4-41 mm). It was 31.8 mm (range 21.4-39.3 mm) in men and 36.2 mm (range 25-41 mm) in women; this difference was significant ( p<0.05).

High blood pressure, LVH, diastolic dysfunction and increased left atrium diameter and volume shows parallelism in hypertensive cases. These physiopathological changes may cause different and heterogeneous atrial electrical conduction. This led to a marked increase in P(max) and PD in our cases. Thus, the results support the hypothesis that PD can be used as a non-invasive marker of target organ damage (LVH and LV diastolic dysfunction) in the hypertension population.

The findings of the present study suggest that the disorder may be associated with an increase in PWD. This association may result from prolonged anxiety and increase in sympathetic modulation, which are main characteristics of panic disorder.

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is very common in haemodialysis patients.We measured left ventricular mass in three groups of haemodialysis patients: group A (n = 40) were normotensive and receiving a strict salt-restricted diet; group B (n = 23) were normotensive and receiving antihypertensive drugs; and group C (n = 43) were hypertensive despite anti-hypertensive drug treatment. The interdialytic weight gain in group B and group C was significantly higher than in group A; the mean left atrial index and left ventricular end-systolic and end-diastolic diameter indices were all higher in group B than in group A. The interventricular septum and posterior wall were significantly thicker in group B and group C than group A, resulting in a higher left ventricular mass index. Left ventricular systolic and diastolic function parameters were slightly better in group A than in the other groups. These results show that strict fluid volume control decreases blood pressure, reduces dilated cardiac compartments and corrects LVH more effectively than lowering blood pressure without correcting the volume overload.