Iron Stores, Hepcidin, and Aortic Stiffness in Individuals with Hypertension

Luca Valenti; Alessandro Maloberti; Stefano Signorini; Marta Milano; Francesca Cesana; Fabrizio Cappellini; Paola Dongiovanni; Marianna Porzio; Francesco Soriano; Maura Brambilla; Giancarlo Cesana; Paolo Brambilla; Cristina Giannattasio; Silvia Fargion

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134635

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Iron Stores, Hepcidin, and Aortic Stiffness in Individuals with Hypertension

Luca Valenti ,

* E-mail: luca.valenti@unimi.it

Affiliation Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Alessandro Maloberti,

Affiliation Cardiology IV, De Gasperi Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, and Medicine Department, Università Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Stefano Signorini,

Affiliation Laboratory Medicine, Desio Hospital, Università Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Marta Milano,

Affiliation Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Francesca Cesana,

Affiliation Cardiology IV, De Gasperi Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, and Medicine Department, Università Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Fabrizio Cappellini,

Affiliation Laboratory Medicine, Desio Hospital, Università Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Paola Dongiovanni,

Affiliation Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Marianna Porzio,

Affiliation Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Francesco Soriano,

Affiliation Cardiology IV, De Gasperi Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, and Medicine Department, Università Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Maura Brambilla,

Affiliation Laboratory Medicine, Desio Hospital, Università Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Giancarlo Cesana,

Affiliation General Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Policlinico, Research Centre on Public Health, University Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Paolo Brambilla,

Affiliation Laboratory Medicine, Desio Hospital, Università Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Cristina Giannattasio ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Cristina Giannattasio, Silvia Fargion

Affiliation Cardiology IV, De Gasperi Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, and Medicine Department, Università Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Silvia Fargion

Contributed equally to this work with: Cristina Giannattasio, Silvia Fargion

Affiliation Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Iron Stores, Hepcidin, and Aortic Stiffness in Individuals with Hypertension

Luca Valenti,
Alessandro Maloberti,
Stefano Signorini,
Marta Milano,
Francesca Cesana,
Fabrizio Cappellini,
Paola Dongiovanni,
Marianna Porzio,
Francesco Soriano,
Maura Brambilla

Published: August 5, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134635

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