Pattern of von Willebrand factor in hypertensive patients in Lagos, Nigeria

Pattern of von Willebrand factor in hypertensive patients in Lagos, Nigeria

Background and Objective: Hypertension alone accounts for 50% of death from stroke. Its ability to induce endothelial dysfunction leads to the release of von Willebrand factor (vWF), a prothrombotic glycoprotein. The increase secretion of vWF may account for increased risk of stroke in hypertensive...

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Main Authors: Ann Abiola Ogbenna, Chinwe Okpalanze, Ademola Samson Adewoyin, Eniola Enifeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Sciences
Subjects:
Blood pressure
endothelial dysfunction
hypertension
stroke
von Willebrand factor
Online Access:http://www.jcsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6859;year=2018;volume=15;issue=1;spage=22;epage=26;aulast=Ogbenna

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