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Relations of inflammatory biomarkers and common genetic variants with arterial stiffness and wave reflection.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Jun 2008
Schnabel Renate, Larson Martin G, Dupuis Josée, Lunetta Kathryn L, Lipinska Izabella, Meigs James B, Yin Xiaoyan, Rong Jian, Vita Joseph A, Newton-Cheh Christopher, Levy Daniel, Keaney John F, Vasan Ramachandran S, Mitchell Gary F, Benjamin Emelia J
Abstract excerpt
Inflammation causes vascular dysfunction and perpetuates proatherosclerotic processes. We hypothesized that a broad panel of inflammatory biomarkers and single nucleotide polymorphisms in inflammatory genes is associated with vascular stiffness. We assessed 12 circulating inflammatory biomarkers (C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, interleukin-6, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, lipoprotein-associated...
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