Journal article
Plasma renin activity predicts cardiovascular mortality in the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) study
Abstract
AIMS: Plasma renin activity (PRA) has been proposed as an independent predictor of cardiovascular (CV) risk, but there are limited data from large prospective studies, particularly in patients with stable vascular disease and/or diabetes, without heart failure.
METHODS AND RESULTS: We evaluated the predictive value of PRA as a marker of CV events and mortality in a large population of patients with stable chronic vascular disease and/or …
Authors
Verma S; Gupta M; Holmes DT; Xu L; Teoh H; Gupta S; Yusuf S; Lonn EM
Journal
European Heart Journal, Vol. 32, No. 17, pp. 2135–2142
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
September 1, 2011
DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehr066
ISSN
0195-668X