Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Kenyan Adolescents With α+Thalassemia

Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Kenyan Adolescents With α+Thalassemia

BackgroundRecent studies have discovered that α‐globin is expressed in blood vessel walls where it plays a role in regulating vascular tone. We tested the hypothesis that blood pressure (BP) might differ between normal individuals and those with α+thalassemia, in whom the production of α‐globin is r...

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Main Authors: Anthony O. Etyang, Christopher Khayeka‐Wandabwa, Sailoki Kapesa, Esther Muthumbi, Emily Odipo, Marylene Wamukoya, Nicholas Ngomi, Tilahun Haregu, Catherine Kyobutungi, Metrine Tendwa, Johnstone Makale, Alex Macharia, J. Kennedy Cruickshank, Liam Smeeth, J. Anthony G. Scott, Thomas N. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
adolescence
ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
α+thalassemia
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.005613

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