Framingham Heart Study 100K Project: genome-wide associations for blood pressure and arterial stiffness

• Main Authors: Newton-Cheh Christopher (Author), Benjamin Emelia J (Author), Larson Martin G (Author), Levy Daniel (Author), Wang Thomas J (Author), Hwang Shih-Jen (Author), Vasan Ramachandran S (Author), Mitchell Gary F (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>About one quarter of adults are hypertensive and high blood pressure carries increased risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and death. Increased arterial stiffness is a key factor in the pathogenesis of systolic hypertensio...