Differential Genetic Basis for Pre-Menopausal and Post-Menopausal Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
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Differential Genetic Basis for Pre-Menopausal and Post-Menopausal Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
Essential hypertension affects 75% of post-menopausal women in the United States causing greater cardiovascular complications compared with age-matched men and pre-menopausal women. Hormone replacement and current anti-hypertensive therapies do not correct this post-menopausal increased risk suggesting a distinct pathogenic framework. We investigated the hypothesis that distinct genetic determi...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043160