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Cytomegalovirus and cardiovascular disease: a hypothetical role for viral G protein-coupled receptors in hypertension
Am J Hypertens. 2023 May 6:hpad045. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpad045. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of the β- herpesviruses and is ubiquitous, infecting 50-99% of the human population depending on ethnic and socioeconomic conditions. CMV establishes lifelong, latent infections in their host. Spontaneous reactivation of CMV is usually asymptomatic, but reactivation events in immunocompromised or immunosuppressed individuals can lead to severe morbidity and mortality. Moreover, herpesvirus infections have been associated with several cardiovascular and post-transplant diseases (stroke, atherosclero...
Source: American Journal of Hypertension - May 6, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gisele F Bomfim Fernanda Priviero Emma Poole Rita C Tostes John H Sinclair Dimitrios Stamou Mark J Uline Mark R Wills R Clinton Webb Source Type: research