Microalbuminuria, endothelial dysfunction and inflammation in primary hypertension

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 12, 2007, Pages

  Perticone, Francesco ^a   Maio, Raffaele ^a   Tripepi, Giovanni ^b   Sciacqua, Angela ^a   Mallamaci, Francesca ^b   Zoccali, Carmine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Creatinine; CRP; Endothelial dysfunction; Glomerular filtration rate; Hypertension; Microalbuminuria; Renal function

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; ALBUMINURIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 39449096990     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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