LDL cholesterol is associated with systemic vascular resistance and wave reflection in subjects naive to cardiovascular drugs.
CONCLUSIONS: LDL-C is independently associated with BP via systemic vascular resistance and wave reflection. These results suggest that LDL-C may play a role in the pathogenesis of primary hypertension.
PMID: 30369274 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Blood Pressure - Category: Hematology Tags: Blood Press Source Type: research
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