New Findings Provide Insight Into Treatment Of Hypertension In Mexican Americans

Researchers have reported a possible explanation for lower rates of blood pressure control in Mexican Americans, along with a potential way of treating the condition. A new study showed that blood vessel cells from Mexican Americans had lower production of the natural blood vessel relaxant, nitric oxide (NO), in comparison to cells from non-Hispanic whites. NO is an essential substance in healthy blood vessels and is required for regulating normal blood pressure. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Hypertension on November 9th, 2007