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Aortic stiffness and flow-mediated dilatation in normotensive offspring of parents with hypertension.
Cardiology in the young - 1 Aug 2012
Evrengul Harun, Tanriverdi Halil, Kilic Ismail D, Dursunoglu Dursun, Ozcan Emin E, Kaftan Asuman, Kilic Mustafa
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OBJECTIVES: Although hypertension has been shown to be one of the most important risk factors for atherosclerosis, data about the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis in normotensive offspring with parental history of hypertension are scarce. Accordingly, the current study was designated to evaluate flow-mediated dilatation and aortic stiffness, which are early signs of atherosclerosis in young subjects with...
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