High Level of Plasma Endothelin-1 Predicts Development of Hypertension in Normotensive Subjects

Background Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor derived from the endothelium. However, most large scale cross-sectional studies in humans have indicated no relationship between plasma ET-1 levels and hypertension. The present study was designed to determine whether high plasma ET-1 levels...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of hypertension 2010-10, Vol.23 (10), p.1103-1107
Hauptverfasser: Kumagae, Shun-ichi, Adachi, Hisashi, Jacobs, David R., Hirai, Yuji, Enomoto, Mika, Fukami, Ako, Otsuka, Maki, Nanjo, Yasuki, Esaki, Eishi, Kumagai, Eita, Yoshikawa, Kuniko, Yokoi, Kanako, Ogata, Kinuka, Tsukagawa, Eri, Kasahara, Akiko, Murayama, Kyoko, Imaizumi, Tsutomu
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