Serge Yaacoub, Ammar Boudaka, Ali AlKhatib, Gianfranco Pintus, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Firas Kobeissy, Ali H Eid
Hypertension is a major harbinger of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It predisposes to higher rates of myocardial infarction, chronic kidney failure, stroke, and heart failure than most other risk factors. By 2025, the prevalence of hypertension is projected to reach 1.5 billion people. The pathophysiology of this disease is multifaceted, as it involves nitric oxide and endothelin dysregulation, reactive oxygen species, vascular smooth muscle proliferation, and vessel wall calcification, among others...
February 29, 2024: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry