Plasma ET-1 Concentrations are Elevated in Patients with Hypertension – Meta-Analysis of Clinical Studies

Plasma ET-1 Concentrations are Elevated in Patients with Hypertension – Meta-Analysis of Clinical Studies

Background/Aims: A recent study revealed that global overexpression of ET-1 causes a slight reduction in systemic blood pressure. Moreover, heterozygous ET-1 knockout mice are hypertensive. The role of ET-1 in human hypertension was so far not addressed by a strict meta-analysis of published human c...

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Main Authors: Mei Xu, Yong-Ping Lu, Ahmed Abdallah Hasan, Berthold Hocher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-05-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
Hypertension
ET-1
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/477572

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