Article: HYPERTENSION ACCELERATES NORMAL AGING PROCESS IN BLOOD VESSELS.(L.A. Life)

Byline: Sue Goetinck Knight-Ridder Tribune News Wire

High blood pressure can cause blood vessels to age before their time, new research suggests.

Scientists from the University of Pisa in Italy measured the ability of forearm blood vessels to widen in response to a hormone called acetylcholine. Vessels need to widen and constrict to keep up with the constantly changing demands of the body.

In a report published in the latest issue of the journal Hypertension, the researchers described a study of men ...

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