title: Atrial natriuretic factor in essential hypertension.
abstract: We measured circulating levels of immunoreactive atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) in 10 patients with untreated, uncomplicated mild to moderate essential hypertension and in 15 normotensive controls. ANF concentrations were significantly higher in the hypertensive group than in the control group (38.4 +/- 6.9 pg/ml versus 18.3 +/- 1.8 pg/ml, p less than 0.02). A positive correlation between ANF levels and systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure was noted in the total study population (p less than 0.008, r = 0.52; p less than 0.005, r = 0.55; p less than 0.02, r = 0.46, respectively). Thus, plasma ANF concentrations are elevated in essential hypertension and may result from increased intraarterial pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Ragsdale
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Ayers
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Gear
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor