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May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results in South Africa-Sub-Saharan Africa
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) aimed at raising ...
Left ventricular mass independently associates with 24-hour sodium excretion in young masked hypertensive adults: the African-PREDICT study
(Elsevier, 2019)
Background
Due to the known contribution of excess sodium intake on elevations in blood pressure, salt reduction regulations are being introduced in countries all over the world. To study the contribution of sodium intake ...
The African prospective study on the early detection and identification of cardiovascular disease and hypertension (African-PREDICT): design, recruitment and initial examination
(Sage, 2019)
Background: Globally hypertension is stabilising, but in sub-Saharan Africa the incidence of hypertension remains on an
increase. Although this might be attributed to poor healthcare and ineffective antihypertensive ...
Aldosterone and renin in relation to surrogate measures of sympathetic activity: the SABPA study
(Clinics Cardive Publishing, 2019)
Introduction: Hypertension, particularly in black populations, is often accompanied by augmented sympathetic nervous system activity and suppressed renin activity, indicative of possible blood pressure (BP) dysregulation. ...