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Role of the endothelial dysfunction for the microcirculation in arterial hypertension

Inflammation and oxidative stress as factors for microcirculatory changes

Microcirculatory changes in hypertension

Genetic and epigenetic factors influencing microcirculation

Microcirculation as a target area in arterial hypertension

Digital capillaroscopy – a method of studying microcirculation

Capillary density and hemodynamic characteristics

Relationship between capillary rarefaction and arterial hypertension

Hypotheses about the relationship between microcirculation and hypertension

Structural changes and remodeling of microcirculation in AH

Microvascular rarefaction as a predictor for AH

Capillaroscopy and non-invasive methods for the study of microcirculation

Opportunities for reverse microcirculatory changes in the treatment of arterial hypertension

Correlations between microvascular and clinical-laboratory changes

Microvascular changes in metabolic disorders

Arterial stiffness, microcirculation, and metabolism

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