Mechanisms linking obesity to hypertension

Obesity‐related hypertension is increasingly recognized as a distinct hypertensive phenotype requiring a modified approach to diagnosis and management. In this review rapidly evolving insights into the complex and interdependent mechanisms linking obesity to hypertension are discussed. Overweight an...

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Published in:	Obesity reviews Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 17 - 26
Main Authors:	Dorresteijn, J. A. N, Visseren, F. L. J, Spiering, W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2012
Subjects:	adipocytes Adipocytes - cytology adipokines adipose tissue Antihypertensive Agents Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use blood complications cytology drug therapy drugs etiology free fatty acids Health Behavior Humans Hypertension Hypertension - drug therapy Hypertension - etiology Hypertension - prevention & control inflammation Life Style lifestyle macrophages metabolic syndrome obesity Obesity - complications obesity-related hypertension oxidative stress Oxidative Stress - physiology phenotype physiology prevention & control Renin-Angiotensin System Renin-Angiotensin System - physiology secretion therapeutic use Weight Loss Weight Loss - physiology
ISSN:	1467-7881, 1467-789X, 1467-789X
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