Elevated plasma endothelin-1 levels as an additional risk factor in non-obese essential hypertensive patients with metabolic abnormalities

Diabetologia

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 100-102

  Ferri, C ^a   Bellini, C ^c   Desideri, G ^a   Baldoncini, R ^a   De Siati, L ^a   Santucci, A ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cardiovascular risk; endothelins; endothelium; essential hypertension

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

COHORT STUDIES; ENDOTHELIN-1; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031033559     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001250050649     Document Type: Article

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