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Background The Kailuan Study examined cardiovascular risk factors in a Chinese cohort comprising employees of the Kailuan Coal Group who underwent regular health examinations. Patients and methods Normotensive participants in the Kailuan study were enrolled in the present work and followed up for a median of 5.8 years to assess the development of hypertension (systolic blood pressure [SBP] ≥140 mmHg,...
Excessive renal sympathetic nerve activation may be one of the mechanisms underlying obesity-related hypertension. Impaired baroreflex sensitivity, adipokine disorders—such as leptin, adiponectin, and resistin—activation of the renin-angiotensin system, hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, and renal sodium retention present in obesity increase renal sympathetic nerve activity, thus contributing to...
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