Browsing Research Output by Subject "cardiovascular"
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Ethnic-specific relationships between haemostatic and oxidative stress markers in black and white South Africans: the SABPA study
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Haemostatic– and oxidative stress markers are associated with increased cardiovascular risk. In the black population, evidence exists that both an imbalance in the haemostatic system and oxidative stress link with the ... -
Exploring soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor and its relationship with arterial stiffness in a bi–ethnic population: the SAfrEIC–study
(Elsevier, 2012)Introduction: Elevated soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) indicates an inflammatory state caused by conditions such as HIV and cancer. Recently suPARwas identified as an indicator of ... -
Leptin: a cardiovascular perspective
(Health & Medical Publishing Group (JEMDSA), 2012)The development of obesity, as well as resultant type 2 diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, is causing concern in South Africa. Following the discovery of leptin in 1994, hopes were raised that the manipulation ... -
Psychosocial stress but not hypertensive status associated with angiogenesis in Africans
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Aim. Increased angiogenic factors [vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2)] have been associated with vascular dysfunction and hypertension. Black Africans undergoing rapid urbanization ... -
Psychosocial stress but not hypertensive status associated with angiogenesis in Africans
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Aim. Increased angiogenic factors [vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2)] have been associated with vascular dysfunction and hypertension. Black Africans undergoing rapid urbanization ...