Racial Disparity of Plasma Volume in Hypertensive Man

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Population

37 hypertensive and normotensive subjects

Design

Cross-sectional

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Discussion

Race consideration may refine plasma volume interpretation in hypertension; cross-sectional data leave open outcome impact and require validation.

Population

37 hypertensive and normotensive subjects (hypertensive patients referred from outpatient clinic, normotensive subjects were healthy volunteers)

Outcome

Plasma volumesurrogate

Race is an important factor to consider when interpreting plasma volume measurements in hypertensive patients.

J. Lilley (1976) studied this question.

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Race consideration may refine plasma volume interpretation in hypertension; cross-sectional data leave open outcome impact and require validation.