Increased carotid intima-media thickness in hypertensive patients with a high aldosterone/plasma renin activity ratio and elevated aldosterone plasma concentration

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1500-1501

  Holaj, Robert ^a   Widimský, Jiří ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; RENIN;

ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 65949103847     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283015fde     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Štrauch B, Zelinka T, Hampf M, Bernhardt R, Widimsky J Jr. Prevalence of primary hyperaldosteronism in moderate to severe hypertension in the Central Europe region. J Hum Hypertens 2003; 17:349-352.