Iron Stores, Hepcidin, and Aortic Stiffness in Individuals with Hypertension

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Iron accumulation within the arterial wall has been hypothesized to promote atherosclerosis progression. Aim of this study was to evaluate whether the hormone hepcidin and iron stores are associated with arterial stiffness in subjects with essential hypertension. METHODS: Circ...

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Autores principales: Valenti, Luca, Maloberti, Alessandro, Signorini, Stefano, Milano, Marta, Cesana, Francesca, Cappellini, Fabrizio, Dongiovanni, Paola, Porzio, Marianna, Soriano, Francesco, Brambilla, Maura, Cesana, Giancarlo, Brambilla, Paolo, Giannattasio, Cristina, Fargion, Silvia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4526526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26244503
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134635

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