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Association of Serum Aldosterone and Plasma Renin Activity With Ambulatory Blood Pressure in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study.
Circulation - 15 Jun 2021
Joseph Joshua J, Pohlman Neal K, Zhao Songzhu, Kline David, Brock Guy, Echouffo-Tcheugui Justin B, Sims Mario, Effoe Valery S, Wu Wen-Chih, Kalyani Rita R, Wand Gary S, Kluwe Bjorn, Hsueh Willa A, Abdalla Marwah, Shimbo Daichi, Golden Sherita H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is an important driver of blood pressure (BP), but the association of the RAAS with ambulatory BP (ABP) and ABP monitoring phenotypes among African Americans has not been assessed. METHODS: ABP and ABP monitoring phenotypes were assessed in 912 Jackson Heart Study participants with aldosterone and plasma renin activity (PRA). Multivariable linear and...
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