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Cardiovascular function in normotensive offspring of persons with essential hypertension and black race.
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) - 1 Jul 2007
Mohler Emile R, O'Hare Kitty, Darze Eduardo S, Townsend Raymond R, Bridges Charles R, Keane Martin G
Abstract excerpt
Prior investigations have shown impaired endothelial function in hypertensive blacks when compared with whites. It is not clear, however, whether the difference in vascular responsiveness predates or follows the development of hypertension. Thirty-nine young black adults with a family history of essential hypertension and 41 control participants were studied for brachial artery reactivity and carotid intima-media...
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