Why the study?
Are the number and functional activity of endothelial progenitor cells altered in patients with essential hypertension compared to normotensive controls?
Population
36 patients with essential hypertension and 24 normotensive control subjects
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Does not support EPC assessment in essential hypertension; leaves open their contribution to vascular risk.
Are the number and functional activity of endothelial progenitor cells altered in patients with essential hypertension compared to normotensive controls?
Essential hypertension is not associated with altered number or functional activity of endothelial progenitor cells, though EPC numbers inversely correlate with total and LDL-cholesterol.
Delva et al. (2006) studied this question.
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