Characterization of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Young Healthy Black Adults: The African Prospective Study on the Early Detection and Identification of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease (African-PREDICT Study)

Hypertension. 2021 Aug;78(2):400-410. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.16879. Epub 2021 Jun 28.

Abstract

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Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03292094.

Keywords: aldosterone; hypertension; potassium; renin; sodium.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aldosterone / blood
  • Angiotensin II / blood
  • Black People
  • Blood Pressure / physiology*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / blood
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Healthy Volunteers
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / blood
  • Hypertension / diagnosis*
  • Hypertension / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology*
  • White People
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Angiotensin II
  • Aldosterone

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT03292094