Relevance of the plasma renin hormonal control system that regulates blood pressure and sodium balance for correctly treating hypertension and for evaluating ALLHAT

Am J Hypertens. 2003 May;16(5 Pt 1):407-15. doi: 10.1016/s0895-7061(03)00867-7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Blood Pressure / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / drug therapy
  • Hypertension / metabolism*
  • Hypertension / physiopathology*
  • Hypolipidemic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Myocardial Infarction / metabolism
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
  • Myocardial Infarction / prevention & control*
  • North America / epidemiology
  • Renin / blood*
  • Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology*
  • Sodium / metabolism*

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Hypolipidemic Agents
  • Sodium
  • Renin