Sustained Elevated Blood Pressure Accelerates Atherosclerosis Development in a Preclinical Model of Disease

Sustained Elevated Blood Pressure Accelerates Atherosclerosis Development in a Preclinical Model of Disease

The continuous relationship between blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular events makes the distinction between elevated BP and hypertension based on arbitrary cut-off values for BP. Even mild BP elevations manifesting as high-normal BP have been associated with cardiovascular risk. We hypothesize t...

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Main Authors: Andrés Gonzalez-Guerra, Marta Roche-Molina, Nieves García-Quintáns, Cristina Sánchez-Ramos, Daniel Martín-Pérez, Mariya Lytvyn, Javier de Nicolás-Hernández, José Rivera-Torres, Diego F. Arroyo, David Sanz-Rosa, Juan A. Bernal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
renin
angiotensinogen
elevated blood-pressure
prehypertension
atherosclerosis
disease model
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/16/8448

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