Hyperparathyroidism, arterial hypertension and aortic stiffness: A possible bidirectional link between the adrenal cortex and the parathyroid glands that causes vascular damage

Hypertension Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 286-288

  Rossi, Gian Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; RENIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARATHYROID GLAND; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PULSE WAVE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; AORTA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PARATHYROID GLANDS;

EID: 79952399499     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2010.251     Document Type: Note

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