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Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 2012, Article ID 874149, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/874149
Research Article

Microalbuminuria and sRAGE in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients Treated with Nifedipine/Telmisartan Combination Treatment: A Substudy of TALENT

Colomba Falcone,1,2 Maria Paola Buzzi,1,2 Sara Bozzini,1 Chiara Boiocchi,1 Angela D'Angelo,1 Sandra Schirinzi,2 Ciro Esposito,3 Massimo Torreggiani,3 Jasmine Choi,4 Michael Ochan Kilama,4 and Giuseppe Mancia5

1Interdepartmental Center of Research in Molecular Medicine (CIRMC), University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
2Department of Cardiology, Istituto di Cura Città di Pavia, University Hospital, 27100 Pavia, Italy
3Department of Nephrology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
4Scientific Relations, Medical Department, Bayer S.p.A-Pharmaceutical, 20156 Milan, Italy
5Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy

Received 14 September 2011; Revised 15 November 2011; Accepted 24 November 2011

Academic Editor: Fabrizio Montecucco

Copyright © 2012 Colomba Falcone et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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