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Platelet aggregation in young men with contrasting predisposition to high blood pressure.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Feb 1999
Dockrell M E, Walker B R, Noon J P, Watt G C, Williams B C, Webb D J
Abstract excerpt
In essential hypertension, abnormal platelet function may induce vasospasm and predispose to thrombotic vascular occlusion. We studied in vitro aggregability in platelets from young men with contrasting predisposition to hypertension, defined by their own blood pressure and blood pressures of their parents. Among offspring of parents with low blood pressure, higher blood pressure was associated with impaired...
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