TY - JOUR
T1 - 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
AU - Aronow, Wilbert S.
AU - Ahn, Chul
AU - Kronzon, Itzhak
AU - Gutstein, Hal
PY - 1997/6/1
Y1 - 1997/6/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00191-4
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00191-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 9185653
AN - SCOPUS:0030965054
VL - 79
SP - 1543
EP - 1545
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
SN - 0002-9149
IS - 11
ER -