Obesity and hypertension. |
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| Authors: | Fadi El-Atat Ashish Aneja Samy Mcfarlane James Sowers |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center and Veteran Affairs Hospital, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA. |
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| Abstract: | This article has discussed some of the mechanisms involved in the causal relation between obesity and hypertension. Obesity causes a constellation of maladaptive disorders that individually and synergistically contribute to hypertension, among other cardiovascular morbidities. Well-designed population-based studies are needed to assess the individual contribution of each of these disorders to the development of hypertension. In addition, because the control of obesity may eliminate 48% of the hypertension in whites and 28% in blacks, this article has offered an up-to-date on the management of this problem. It is hoped that this article will help scientists formulate a thorough understanding of obesity hypertension and form the basis for more research in this field, which has a huge impact on human life. |
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