Population
120 49-year-old men selected from a blood pressure screening covering a wide range of blood pressures, not…
Design
Cross-sectional
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LV mass may track exercise BP, noradrenaline, aldosterone, glucose, and insulin more than resting values; leaves open modifying roles in hypertrophy.
In mild to moderate hypertension, factors such as sympathetic activity, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and glucose metabolism likely modify the hypertrophic response to rising arterial pressure.
Hartford et al. (1983) studied this question.
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