Key result
Essential hypertension is linked to accelerated age-related vascular changes and higher media-lumen ratio versus controls.
Why the study?
Does essential hypertension accelerate age-related structural and functional vascular changes compared to normotension?
Cross-Sectional (n=83)
Does essential hypertension accelerate age-related structural and functional vascular changes compared to normotension?
p-value: p=<0.001
Essential hypertension accelerates age-related vascular structural alterations, oxidative stress, and collagen deposition in small arteries compared to physiological aging.
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Supports accelerated vascular remodeling beyond aging in essential hypertension; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Bruno et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Essential hypertension (n=83). Essential hypertension vs. Normotensive individuals was evaluated on Media-lumen ratio (M/L) (p=<0.001). Essential hypertension accelerates age-related vascular structural changes, demonstrating an increased media-lumen ratio compared to normotensive controls (P<0.001).
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