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HLA phenotypes as promoters of cardiovascular remodelling in subjects with arterial hypertension.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Jan 2003
Diamantopoulos E J, Andreadis E A, Vassilopoulos C V, Vlachonikolis I G, Tarassi K E, Chatzis N A, Tsourous G I, Papasteriades C A
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to investigate the association between human leukocyte antigens (HLA) phenotypes and cardiovascular remodelling, as expressed by left ventricular mass (LVM) and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), in hypertensives. We examined 153 subjects with arterial hypertension and 61 normotensive controls living in the greater Athens area. The population was classified into three groups and...
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