Hyperinsulinemia. A link between hypertension, obesity and glucose intolerance.

Results of this study demonstrated that insulin resistance or hyperinsulinemia was present in a large proportion of hypertensive subjects and that it could constitute a common pathophysiologic feature of obesity, glucose intolerance and hypertension.

Themes : Metabolic Syndrome and Pathophysiology

Author(s) :
M, Halkin H, Almog S, Lusky A, Eshkol A, Shefi M, Shitrit A, Fuchs Z.

Reference :
Clin Invest 75:809-817, 1985.

Pubmed reference :
PMID:3884667