Relevance of obesity-related organ damage and metabolic syndrome classification in cardiovascular and renal risk stratification in patients with essential hypertension

IntroductionHypertension is a relevant cardiovascular comorbidity. Adipose tissue represents a metabolically active tissue involved in the regulation of blood pressure and metabolic alterations. In recent decades, several classifications for the metabolic syndrome (MS) have been proposed. Recently,...

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Main Authors: Luigi Petramala, Antonietta Gigante, Francesca Sarlo, Adriana Servello, Francesco Circosta, Luca Marino, Antonello Ciccarelli, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Claudio Letizia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1369090/full