Renin-angiotensin system activity in vitamin D deficient, obese individuals with hypertension: An urban Indian study

Background: Elevated renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) activity is an important mechanism in the development of hypertension. Both obesity and 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] deficiency have been associated with hypertension and augmented renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activity. We tried to...

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Main Authors: Sunil Kumar Kota, Siva Krishna Kota, Sruti Jammula, Lalit Kumar Meher, Sandip Panda, Prabhas Rranjan Tripathy, Kirtikumar D Modi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Hypertension
obesity
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
vitamin D
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2011;volume=15;issue=8;spage=395;epage=401;aulast=Kota
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