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Low serum adiponectin level is associated with metabolic syndrome and is an independent marker of peripheral arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients

BACKGROUND: Adiponectin has been implicated in metabolic syndrome (MetS) and arterial stiffness (AS). We aim to determine the relationship between serum adiponectin concentration as well as peripheral AS in hypertensive patients. METHODS: Fasting blood samples were obtained from 101 hypertensive pat...

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Autores principales: Chen, Ming-Chun, Lee, Chung-Jen, Yang, Chiu-Fen, Chen, Yu-Chih, Wang, Ji-Hung, Hsu, Bang-Gee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5490214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28670347
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13098-017-0247-8