Why the study?
Do increased serum aldosterone levels within the physiologic range predispose nonhypertensive persons to the development of hypertension?
Do increased serum aldosterone levels within the physiologic range predispose nonhypertensive persons to the development of hypertension?
Higher serum aldosterone levels, even when within the normal physiologic range, may serve as a predictor or risk factor for the development of incident hypertension.
Supports aldosterone as a hypertension risk marker; leaves open whether lowering levels prevents incident disease.
In our community-based sample, increased aldosterone levels within the physiologic range predisposed persons to the development of hypertension.
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