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Observations:
Some
cases may be caused by a cytomegalovirus infection.
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References:
High Blood Pressure Could Be
Caused By A Common Virus, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily (May 16, 2009) — A new study suggests for the first
time that cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common viral infection
affecting between 60 and 99 percent of adults worldwide, is a
cause of high blood pressure, a leading risk factor for heart
disease, stroke and kidney disease...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090514221915.htm
http://www.bidmc.org/News/InResearch/2009/May/CMVandBloodPressure.aspx
Human cytomegalovirus
infection is a novel etiology for essential hypertension.
Zhang M, Yang Y, Yang X, Cai J.
Med Hypotheses. 2011
May;76(5):682-4. Epub 2011 Feb 12.
Source: Department of
Cardiology, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University,
Beijing 100010, China.
Abstract
...Based on current studies, we present a hypothesis that human
cytomegalovirus is an opportunistic pathogen that causes
essential hypertension by disrupting nitric oxide synthesis and
immune defense and by activating inflammation and the
renin-angiotensin system.
PMID: 21316863 [PubMed]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21316863
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