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Differential genetic basis for pre-menopausal and post-menopausal salt-sensitive hypertension.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Herrera Victoria L M, Pasion Khristine A, Moran Ann Marie, Ruiz-Opazo Nelson
Abstract excerpt
Essential hypertension affects 75% of post-menopausal women in the United States causing greater cardiovascular complications compared with age-matched men and pre-menopausal women. Hormone replacement and current anti-hypertensive therapies do not correct this post-menopausal increased risk suggesting a distinct pathogenic framework. We investigated the hypothesis that distinct genetic determinants might...
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