Low-grade inflammation in white-coat hypertension
MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, vol.13, no.12, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 13 Issue: 12
- Publication Date: 2007
- Journal Name: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Keywords: 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 University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.