Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8996286 | Medical Hypotheses | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Is hypertension an inflammatory disease? This question has stimulated research on the role of vascular inflammation in hypertension. A better understanding of the inflammatory mechanism in hypertension may, therefore, contribute to novel therapeutic strategies to decrease the morbidity as well as mortality of hypertension, and alleviated hypertensive target organ damage.
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Authors
Jian-Jun Li, Chun-Hong Fang, Rui-Tai Hui,