Arterial Hypertension Is Characterized by Imbalance of Pro-Angiogenic versus Anti-Angiogenic Factors.

Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease and the main risk factor for stroke, peripheral arterial disease, arterial aneurysms and kidney disease. It has been reported recently that hypertensive patients and animals are characterized by decreased density of arterioles and capillaries in...

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Main Authors: Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska, Anna Kwieczyńska, Magdalena Reiwer-Gostomska, Tomasz Koliński, Andrzej Molisz, Janusz Siebert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4423857?pdf=render