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Does chronic oral contraceptive use alter the responsiveness of plasma renin activity and blood pressure to cardiovascular challenges in young normotensive women?
Does chronic oral contraceptive use alter the responsiveness of plasma renin activity and blood pressure to cardiovascular challenges in young normotensive women?
Chronic oral contraceptive use in normotensive women leads to subtle alterations in the interaction of sodium and pressor mechanisms, with normal or blunted plasma renin activity responsiveness.
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Should not change contraceptive counseling in normotensive women; leaves open whether renin-BP alterations affect long-term hypertension risk.
Leenen et al. (1980) studied this question.
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