Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2862908 | American Journal of Hypertension | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In Afro-Caribbean hypertensive subjects in London, plasma aldosterone is elevated despite lower renin and may contribute to increased severity of hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy in Afro-Caribbean compared to white subjects.
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Authors
Andrew D. Stewart, Sandrine C. Millasseau, Mathew Dawes, Patricia A. Kyd, John B. Chambers, James M. Ritter, Philip J. Chowienczyk,