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Hypertension and atherosclerosis. Cause and effect, or two effects with one unknown cause?
Circulation - 1 Dec 1991
Bondjers G, Glukhova M, Hansson G K, Postnov Y V, Reidy M A, Schwartz S M
Abstract excerpt
Hypertension is associated with an increased risk of clinical cardiovascular complications due to atherosclerosis. However, attempts to reduce that risk with antihypertensive treatment have not always been successful. Therefore, it may be significant to discuss antihypertensive treatment in view of the cellular pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Endothelial and smooth muscle cells are found in both normal and...
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