Hipertensiunea arterială în sindromul metabolic - mecanisme patogenice și particularități clinice | [Hypertension in metabolic syndrome pathogenesis mechanisms and clinical particularities]

Authors

  • Mariana Rădoi Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
  • Gabriela Ifteni Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
  • Alina Bisoc Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Keywords:

hypertension, metabolic syndrome, pathogenesis mechanism

Abstract

Numerous studies pointed out that hypertension, the most frequent manifestation of cardiovascular disease, is associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome. The actual objective of medicine is to make a better life for the patients, which means to know and understand what the factors are, who could modify the evolution of hypertension like: metabolic disorders, age, sex, family history and pathogenesis mechanism (including genetic predisposition, resistance to insulin, the relation with sleeping apnea, renninangiotensine system activation and endothelial dysfunction and chronic inflammation) or clinical particularities.

Author Biographies

Mariana Rădoi, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Faculty of Medicine

Gabriela Ifteni, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Faculty of Medicine

Alina Bisoc, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Faculty of Medicine

Published

2007-07-04

Issue

Section

Referate generale