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SUBMITTER: Dobrynina LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6087821 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dobrynina L A LA Zabitova M R MR Kalashnikova L A LA Gnedovskaya E V EV Piradov M A MA
Acta naturae 20180401 2
Hypertension (HT) and its cerebral complications are extremely vexing medical and social problems. Despite the obvious association between hypertension and the clinical and neuroimaging features of cerebral microangiopathy (CMA) (also known as cerebral small vessel disease), the causal links between them remain ambiguous. Besides, antihypertensive therapy as the only way to manage these patients does not always prevent brain damage. Knowledge about the key factors and mechanisms involved in HT a ...[more]