Reactive C protein as a marker of inflammation in patients with arterial hypertension
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Keywords
Hypertension, C reactive protein, Lipids, Atherosclerosis
Abstract
The acute arterial hypertension is an entity of unquestionable pronostic value, due to others factors like dislipidemia, and it plays a main role in the origin of the atherosclerotic process; the cytoquines freed during this process increased C reactive protein levels in blood. We studied a group of hypertense adult in order to determine lipid and C reactive protein levels in serum as a marker of inflammation. The results shown high levels of lipid in serum in 100 % of the patients, the highest levels of C reactive protein corresponded with the highest levels of total cholesterol and LDL oxidized, it was suggested as a atherosclerotic disease risk.
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