Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Systolic blood pressure"
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The association of the change in renin with cardiovascular and inflammatory markers in a bi-ethnic population : the SABPA study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Motivation : A study done in South Africa stated that black participants have lower renin levels in comparison to white participants, which may be linked to the increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in ... -
Double product and end–organ damage in African and Caucasian men : the SABPA study
(North-West University, 2010)Motivation: Recently, with urbanisation becoming an increasing trend, the African population have been introduced to the westernised lifestyle. This contributed to severe health implications and a rapid increase in ... -
Marinobufagenin and its relationship with systolic blood pressure in a young black and white population : the African-PREDICT study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Motivation: Hypertension remains one of the foremost causes of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Importantly, the prevalence of hypertension within black and white populations has been ascribed ...
