Population
253 participants, including 50 normal volunteers, 141 essential hypertensives, 35 patients with chronic…
Design
Cross-sectional
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ANF elevation in ESRF exceeds hypertension or controls independent of BP and LVH; leaves open non-cardiac determinants and should not yet change practice.
Cardiac factors are not the only determinant of circulating plasma ANF in humans with chronic renal failure, as levels vary significantly across renal and hypertensive groups independent of age and blood pressure.
Tonolo et al. (1989) studied this question.
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