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Cytomegalovirus infection is associated with an increase in systolic blood pressure in older individuals

Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a chronic infection that is widely distributed in the population. CMV infects a range of tissues, including endothelium, and viral replication is suppressed by the host immune system. Infection is associated with increased risk of mortality from vascular disease...

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Autores principales: Firth, C., Harrison, R., Ritchie, S., Wardlaw, J., Ferro, C.J., Starr, J.M., Deary, I.J., Moss, P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5027953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27071749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcw026