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Hypertension and vessels

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The Pathology of Vessels

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Arterial hypertension is commonly classified as primary (essential) or secondary. Two clinical forms occur; by far the most common is a chronic or slowly developing elevation of the blood pressure leading to structural and functional changes in vessels, mediated primarily by vascular smooth muscle [1]. The aetiology is complex and depends on the interaction of a number of genetic factors and events during development, with environmental factors playing a part in some populations [2]. Information on genetic factors (genes coding for renin, angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensinogen and the AT1 receptor) is well reviewed by Peters [3] and Morgan et al [4] have investigated the significance of polymorphism in the angiotensinogen gene.

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  2. Department of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology, St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal London School of Medecine and Dentistry, E1 1BB, Whitechapel, London, UK

    Sir Colin Berry DSc, MD, PhD, FRCPath, FRCP, FFPM

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Vuong, P.N., Berry, C. (2002). Hypertension and vessels. In: The Pathology of Vessels. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0786-7_16

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