CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS CAN AFFECT ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVES: ACROSS SECTIONAL CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Abstract

Objective: Endothelial dysfunction is now recognized as an early, perhaps initiating event in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of the present study was to examine the influence of cardiac risk factors on endothelial function in essential hypertension (EH).