Short Telomeres, but Not Telomere Attrition Rates, Are Associated With Carotid Atherosclerosis
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Short telomeres are associated with increased carotid atherosclerosis in hypertensive subjects.
Recent studies have shown that individuals with shorter telomeres present a higher prevalence of arterial lesions and higher risk of cardiovascular disease mortality. As a group, patients with high blood pressure are at an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. However, some hypertensive patients are more prone than others to atherosclerotic lesions. The main objective of this study was to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hypertension
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0194-911X,1524-4563
DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.09354