Inflammation (CRP) is a crucial mechanism mediating the link between endothelial dysfunction and mild renal impairment in untreated essential hypertension.
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CRP links more strongly to creatinine than endothelial function in hypertension; hypothesis-generating for inflammatory mediation, requiring prospective validation.
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