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SUBMITTER: Sarzani R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5440492 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sarzani Riccardo R Spannella Francesco F Giulietti Federico F Balietti Paolo P Cocci Guido G Bordicchia Marica M
High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension 20170404 2
Prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) disease is increasing worldwide. One of the most important risk factors for CV disease is hypertension that is very often related to obesity and metabolic syndrome. The search for key mechanisms, linking high blood pressure (BP), glucose and lipid dysmetabolism together with higher CV risk and mortality, is attracting increasing attention. Cardiac natriuretic peptides (NPs), including ANP and BNP, may play a crucial role in maintaining CV homeostasis and cardiac ...[more]