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Atrial natriuretic factor, but not oxytocin, is present in atherosclerotic plaques of human common carotid arteries: an immunohistochemical in vivo s…
2009
Early carotid atherosclerosis and cardiac diastolic abnormalities in hypertensive subjects
2004
Despite the fact that it is known that hypertension may be associated to early atherosclerosis manifestations, few data are to date available on the relationship between early carotid abnormalities and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. To address this issue, 142 hypertensive patients (64 females and 78 males) younger than 55 years, at the first diagnosis of mild-to-moderate essential hypertension (WHO/ISH criteria), were selected from a database consisting of 3541 subjects referred to ultrasound cardiovascular laboratory in the last 5 years. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) was detected by high-resolution vascular ultrasound and left ventricular structure and function by the use o…
Atrial natriuretic factor,but non oxytocin, presence in atherosclerotic plaques of human common carotid arteries
2009
Tbx1 regulates Vegfr3 and is required for lymphatic vessel development
2010
Defects in lymphangiogenesis are added to the broad clinical manifestations of DiGeorge syndrome, caused by deletion of the T box transcription factor Tbx1.