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Obesity-Associated Hypertension: the Upcoming Phenotype in African-American Women.
Current hypertension reports - 1 May 2017
Samson Rohan, Qi Andrea, Jaiswal Abhishek, Le Jemtel Thierry H, Oparil Suzanne
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The present obesity epidemic particularly affects African-American women. Whether the obesity epidemic will alter the hypertension phenotype in African-American women is entertained. RECENT FINDINGS: The prevalence of morbid obesity is steadily increasing in African-American women, who are prone to developing hypertension (HTN) even in the absence of obesity. The obesity-associated hypertension...
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