Association of plasma renin activity and echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy with frequency of new coronary events and new atherothrombotic brain infarction in older persons with systemic hypertension

The American Journal of Cardiology
W S AronowHal Gutstein

Abstract

In older hypertensive persons, male gender, prior coronary artery disease, prior atherothrombotic brain infarction (ABI), and echocardiographic left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy are independent risk factors for new coronary events; age, prior ABI, and echocardiographic LV hypertrophy are independent risk factors for new ABI. The data suggest that high plasma renin activity in hypertensive older persons is associated with a high risk of new coronary events and of new ABI through its association with echocardiographic LV hypertrophy.

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Jun 21, 2001·The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology·Wilbert S. Aronow
Apr 26, 2008·American Journal of Hypertension·Luis M Ruilope, Roland E Schmieder
Jun 17, 2016·Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging·Maurizio CesariGian Paolo Rossi
Mar 17, 1999·The Medical Journal of Australia·M G Nicholls, A M Richards

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