Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2891892 | Artery Research | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Inflammatory status is related to arterial stiffness and central blood pressures (but not to augmentation index) in hypertensives with metabolic syndrome. These findings may have implications for increased cardiovascular risk in these patients.
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Authors
Panagiota Pietri, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Katerina Baou, Panagiotis Xaplanteris, Ioanna Dima, Gregory Vyssoulis, Christodoulos Stefanadis,