Follow-up of renin in essential hypertension.
In a prospective study of patients with essential hypertension, plasma renin levels showed a progressive increase with longer follow-up. This was associated with a parallel increase in renal vascular resistance. Arterial blood pressure and plasma volume did not change significantly during follow-up. In patients where the hypertension was complicated by myocardial infarction there was a comparatively greater increase in renin levels and renal vascular resistance which may be attributable to chronic reduction of cardiac output.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*; D014655:Vascular Resistance
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