Context: For health care planning and allocation of resources, realistic estimation of the
prevalence of primary aldosteronism is necessary. Reported prevalences of primary …

Background Fructooligosaccharides have been claimed to lower fasting glycemia and serum
total cholesterol concentrations, possibly via effects of short-chain fatty acids produced …

PURPOSE Current office blood pressure measurement (OBPM) is often not executed according
to guidelines and cannot prevent the white-coat effect. Serial, automated, oscillometric …

Background: Patients with heart failure often suffer from multiple co‐morbid conditions.
However, until now only cardiovascular co‐morbidity has been well described. Aims: To …

Background Using the Internet may prove useful in providing nutrition counselling and
social support for patients with chronic diseases. Objective We evaluated the impact of Web-…

OBJECTIVE: To determine to what extent participants in randomized controlled hypertension
trials (RCTs) could be compared to patients with hypertension in general practices. STUDY …

Background The Stages of Change Model is increasingly used for lifestyle counselling. In
general practice, the use of algorithms to measure stage of change is limited, but for successful …

Rational and aims In recent years, guidelines for treatment of patients with chronic heart
failure (CHF) have been updated. Insight in current pharmacological and non‐pharmacological …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of stage-matched nutrition counseling on stages of change
and fat intake. DESIGN: Controlled clinical trial. SETTING: 9 family practices in a family …

The objective of this study was to determine the factors that influence diastolic blood pressure
(DBP) and the incidence of hypertension. In 1977, DBP and cardiovascular risk factors …