Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Aldosterone"

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Associations of central and peripheral blood pressure with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in healthy young adults: the African-PREDICT study

Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F.; Mokae, Nametsegang L.; Breet, Yolandi; Schutte, Aletta E.; Poglitsch, Marko (Springer Nature, 2020)

This study investigated associations of brachial and central blood pressure (BP) with detailed renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) components in a healthy young population stratified according to ethnicity and sex. ...
Relation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system with potential cardiac injury and remodelling: the SABPA study

Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F.; Mokae, Nametsegang L.; Breet, Yolandi; Malan, Leoné (Taylor & Francis, 2020)

Purpose: The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) plays an important role in maintaining hemodynamic homeostasis. Ethnic disparities exist regarding RAAS activity due to sympathetic activity and sodium-water retention, ...