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Association between human cartilage glycoprotein 39 (YKL-40) and arterial stiffness in essential hypertension

BACKGROUND: YKL-40, a proposed marker of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, is associated with atherosclerosis and an increased cardiovascular mortality in the general population. However, the relationship between YKL-40 and arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients has not been adequately...

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Autores principales: Ma, Wei-hong, Wang, Xiu-ling, Du, Yi-meng, Wang, Yi-biao, Zhang, Yan, Wei, De-e, Guo, Lin-lin, Bu, Pei-Li
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3438025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22642467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-12-35