Neck circumference is independently associated with relative systemic hypertension in young adults with sickle cell anaemia

BACKGROUND: A seemingly interesting observation in patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is that they usually have lower systemic blood pressures (BP) and insulin resistance than persons in the general population in spite of chronic inflammation and vasculopathy. However, relative systemic hyperte...

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Autores principales: Olatunji, Lawrence A., Olabode, Olatunde P., Akinlade, Olawale M., Babatunde, Abiola S., Olatunji, Victoria A., Soladoye, Ayodele O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5815221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29468088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40885-018-0088-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5815221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29468088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40885-018-0088-2

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