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Review
. 2015 Feb;65(2):252-6.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.03617. Epub 2014 Nov 3.

Aging, arterial stiffness, and hypertension

Zhongjie Sun  1
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Review

Aging, arterial stiffness, and hypertension

Zhongjie Sun. Hypertension. 2015 Feb.
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Figure 1
Figure 1. A diagram of mechanistic link of aging, arterial stiffening and hypertension
SNS, sympathetic nervous system; Ald, aldosterone; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; MCP-1, Monocyte chemotactic protein-1; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor; IL-6, interleukin-6;
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