Asymmetric dimethylarginine as a prognostic marker for cardiovascular complications in hypertensive patients

Hypertension has a serious harmful effect on the physiological and biochemical functions of heart that end with the appearance of cardio-vascular diseases. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) has evolved as an important regulator of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis. The relationship between ADMA and essen...

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Main Authors: Osama Tayeh, Abdelgawaad Fahmi, Mohammed Islam, Mohamed Saied
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2011-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260811000482