INCREASED HDL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS RELATE TO ENDOTHELIAL GLYCOCALYX INTEGRITY IN OLDER TREATED PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

Objective:Endothelial dysfunction indicates target organ damage in patients with arterial hypertension. The integrity of endothelial glycocalyx (EG) plays a vital role in vascular permeability, inflammation and elasticity and finally to cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to investigate the role