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For people with high blood pressure, two body chemicals—endothelin-1 and 8-ISO-PGF2alpha—are better at predicting kidney problems than a common inflammation marker, and endothelin-1 is the most accurate of all.
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Endothelin-1 and F2-isoprostane relate to and predict renal dysfunction in hypertensive patients.
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2009 FebThe study looked at blood markers in people with high blood pressure and found that ET-1 and 8-ISO-PGF2alpha were better at predicting kidney problems than CRP, just like the claim says.
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