Association between high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and hypertension in relation to circulating CD34-positive cell levels

Abstract Background Although high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL) level is inversely correlated with cardiovascular events, HDL is also reported to be positively associated with hypertension, which is a known endothelial impairment factor. Since HDL mediates important protective actions on the...

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Main Authors: Yuji Shimizu, Shimpei Sato, Jun Koyamatsu, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Mako Nagayoshi, Koichiro Kadota, Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Takahiro Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Physiological Anthropology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40101-017-0143-9