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Leptin and its relation to autonomic activity, endothelial cell activation and blood pressure in a young black and white population: the African-PREDICT study

Ahiante, Blessing O.; Smith, Wayne; Lammertyn, Leandi; Schutte, Aletta E. (Thieme, 2018)

An increasing prevalence of obesity-related hypertension is observed in the youth and may have severe consequences for future cardiovascular disease development. Previous studies portrayed leptin as a potential factor ...

Left ventricular mass independently associates with masked hypertension in young healthy adults: the African-PREDICT study

Sekoba, Nare P.; Kruger, Ruan; Schutte, Aletta E.; Labuschagne, Pieter (Wolters Kluwer, 2018)

Objective: Masked hypertension is reportedly common in young adults. However, it is unknown if these masked hypertensive individuals already present with organ damage. We determined whether a relationship exists between ...