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Normotensive offspring of hypertensive Nigerians have increased Left ventricular mass and abnormal geometric patterns

BACKGROUND: Reports have shown that normotensive offspring of hypertensive parents (OHP) are at increased risk of developing systemic hypertension (SH) and adverse cardiovascular events later in life. The pathological antecedents of this are thought to be alterations in the structure and function of...

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Autores principales: Kolo, Philip, Sanya, Emmanuel, Ogunmodede, James, Omotoso, Ayodele, Soladoye, Ayodele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3283023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22368749