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Editorial
. 2012 Jan;30(1):42-5.
doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834ee23c.

Essential hypertension: perspectives and future directions

Songcang Chen
Editorial

Essential hypertension: perspectives and future directions

Songcang Chen. J Hypertens. 2012 Jan.
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Figure 1
This diagram depicts those different causal factors with ageing trigger vessel remodeling and permanently increased vascular tone leading to EH through unknown BP signaling molecules. ET: endothelin, ETA: ET receptor A, NO: nitric oxide
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