Infusion of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Modulates Oxidative Stress in Patients with Marfan Syndrome

• Main Authors: María Elena Soto (Author), Alejandra Zuñiga-Muñoz (Author), Verónica Guarner Lans (Author), Erendira Janet Duran-Hernández (Author), Israel Pérez-Torres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Marfan syndrome (MFS) is associated with progressive aortic dilatation, endothelial dysfunction, and oxidative stress that contribute to the early acute dissection of the vessel and can end up in rupture of the aorta and sudden death. Many studies have described that the organic acids from Hibiscus...