Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 87-92 , February 2010

Lifestyle intervention improves microvascular reactivity and increases serum adiponectin in overweight hypertensive patients

  • L. Pasqualini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Unit of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Arteriosclerosis, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia School of Medicine, Hospital “Santa Maria della Misericordia”, Piazzale Menghini, 1 - 06129 Perugia, Italy. Tel.: +39 0755784016; fax: +39 0755784022.
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  • G. Schillaci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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  • S. Innocente

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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  • G. Pucci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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  • F. Coscia

      Affiliations

    • Interfaculty School for Motor Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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  • D. Siepi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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  • G. Lupattelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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  • G. Ciuffetti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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  • E. Mannarino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Received 15 September 2008 ,Revised 28 February 2009 ,Accepted 2 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.03.002

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 87-92 , February 2010

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