Low-grade inflammation in white-coat hypertension

Özdoğan M., Bozcuk H. Ş., ÇOBAN E.

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, cilt.13, sa.12, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: white-coat hypertension, essential hypertension, hs-CRP, cardiovascular risk, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, INDEPENDENT RISK-FACTOR, CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, ASSOCIATION, PREDICTION, MARKER, HEALTH
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of systemic low-grade inflammation, is frequently elevated in essential hypertension and predicts cardiovascular prognosis independently of conventional risk factors. The risk profile of white-coat hypertension is not yet completely clear. The aim of this study was to determine the levels of high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) in white-coat hypertensive subjects.