There is a direct and continuous relationship between blood pressure (BP) and the development of cardiovascular disease. A meta-analysis of 1 million adults with no previous vascular disease from 61... Read More
Manual office blood pressure (BP) measurement can be used to diagnose hypertension when readings from three separate visits are averaged and the systolic blood pressure (SBP) is equal to or greater... Read More
Resistant hypertension is defined as blood pressure that remains above goal in spite of the concurrent use of three antihypertensive agents of different classes, including one diuretic, prescribed... Read More
Early years Donald Sharp Fredrickson was born in Canon City, Colorado, in 1924 to an attorney father. He commenced undergraduate studies at the University of Colorado, and subsequently transferred... Read More
Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common procedures performed by the general surgeon. In the United States alone, approximately 750 000 inguinal, 25 000 femoral, and 166 000 umbilical... Read More