Synergic effect of high renin and aldosterone levels on inappropriate left ventricular mass and systolic function: a tissue Doppler study

Mario Gregori; Giuliano Tocci; Alberto Befani; Giuseppino Massimo Ciavarella; Andrea Ferrucci; Francesco Paneni

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.086

Synergic effect of high renin and aldosterone levels on inappropriate left ventricular mass and systolic function: a tissue Doppler study

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 12;168(5):4934-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.086. Epub 2013 Jul 27.

Authors

Mario Gregori¹, Giuliano Tocci, Alberto Befani, Giuseppino Massimo Ciavarella, Andrea Ferrucci, Francesco Paneni

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 23899745
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.086

No abstract available

Keywords: Arterial hypertension; Heart failure; Inappropriate left ventricular mass; Left ventricular dysfunction; Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system; Tissue Doppler Imaging.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aldosterone / blood*
Biomarkers / blood
Echocardiography, Doppler*
Female
Humans
Hypertension / blood*
Hypertension / physiopathology
Male
Renin / blood*
Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology
Systole
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / blood*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology

Substances

Biomarkers
Aldosterone
Renin