Higher blood pressure in elderly hypertensive females, with increased arterial stiffness and blood pressure in females with the Fibrillin-1 2/3 genotype

Higher blood pressure in elderly hypertensive females, with increased arterial stiffness and blood pressure in females with the Fibrillin-1 2/3 genotype

Abstract Background Elderly patients have a relatively high cardiovascular risk due to increased arterial stiffness, elevated blood pressure and decreased amounts of elastin in the arteries. The composition of the media layer in the arterial wall, comprising elastin, collagen, smooth muscle cells, p...

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Main Authors: Ida Åström Malm, Urban Alehagen, Peter Blomstrand, Ulf Dahlström, Rachel De Basso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Arterial stiffness
Elderly
Female
Fibrillin-1
Hypertension
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-020-01454-9

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