Open AccessRetinol-binding protein 4 is closely correlated to blood pressure level and E/A in untreated essential hypertension patients
Author(s) -
Xiuzhen Li,
Shushu Zhu,
Guoxin Song,
Kang-Zhen Zhang,
Wei Gao,
Jingjing Huang,
Xiang Lü
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm.2019.11.07
Subject(s) - medicine , essential hypertension , blood pressure , retinol binding protein , cardiology , endocrinology , retinol , vitamin
Hypertension, a common chronic disease, is a leading cause of death and other cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies show that an inflammatory factor named retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) was increased with cardiovascular diseases. However, the relationship between RBP4 and hypertension in patients remains unclear.