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Left ventricular geometry and endogenous ouabain in a Flemish population.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Sept 2009
Kuznetsova Tatiana, Manunta Paolo, Casamassima Nunnzia, Messaggio Elisabetta, Jin Yu, Thijs Lutgarde, Richart Tom, Fagard Robert H, Bianchi Giuseppe, Staessen Jan A
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BACKGROUND: Endogenous ouabain, an endogenous digitalis-like steroid, is synthesized in the adrenal glands and possibly in the hypothalamus. In vitro and in vivo, endogenous ouabain triggers growth and proliferation of cardiomyocytes. OBJECTIVE: We therefore investigated the association between l...
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