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BACKGROUND: Heavy alcohol consumption increases the risk of hypertension, but the effect of light to moderate alcohol consumption on the risk of hypertension remains controversial. In this cross-sectional study we...
Transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 channel (TRPV1) is a non-selective cation channel with a preference for calcium ions that is able to sense a vast range of endogenous physical and...
BACKGROUND: Lectin-like, oxidized, low-density lipoprotein receptorreceptors (LOX-1) recognizes recognize vascular oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL), which may play an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We investigated the expressions expression...
BACKGROUND: To assess the association between ambient particulate matter and cardiovascular death in seven cities in the Republic of Korea during the period of 2002-2008.
METHODS: A time-stratified case-crossover design was...
BACKGROUND: Hypertensive myocardial fibrosis promotes abnormalities of cardiac function that may adversely affect the clinical outcome of hypertensive patients. Imatinib mesylate blocks receptor tyrosine kinase and is clinically used to...