Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) plays important roles in regulating renal
hemodynamics and functions, as well as in the pathophysiology of hypertension and renal …

Recent studies have provided further evidence for the presence of many components of the
RAS in glomerular structures, which supports the importance of locally produced …

ABSTRACT AIMS: The study aim was to analyse the frequency of polymorphic variants of
angiotensinogen gene polymorphism (AGT 704T> C, rs699) in essential arterial …

Angiotensinogen (AGT) is the unique precursor of all angiotensin peptides. Many of the
basic understandings of AGT in cardiovascular diseases have come from research efforts to …

Objective: Blood pressure (BP) load, defined as the percentage of abnormally elevated BP
readings, is usually provided on the report of ambulatory BP monitoring. However, the …

The association of target organ damage with 24-hour systolic and diastolic blood pressure
levels and ambulatory hypertension subtypes has not yet been examined in untreated …

It is unclear at what time-window of the day blood pressure (BP) is most closely associated
with cerebrovascular damage. In this cross-sectional study, we examined the strength of …

Although the circulating renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is suppressed in salt-sensitive
populations, the role of the intrarenal RAS in blood pressure (BP) control in these groups …

Introduction: Preeclampsia is a life-threatening disorder of pregnancy. The pathogenic
mechanisms of preeclampsia remain uncertain. The aim of this study is to investigate the …

Persistent albuminuria (PA) is common in sickle cell anaemia (SCA). With the association of
chronic kidney disease (CKD) with increased mortality, biomarkers that predict its …