2007
Functional BSND Variants in Essential Hypertension*
Sile S, Gillani NB, Velez DR, Vanoye CG, Yu C, Byrne LM, Gainer JV, Brown NJ, Williams SM, George AL. Functional BSND Variants in Essential Hypertension*. American Journal Of Hypertension 2007, 20: 1176-1182. PMID: 17954364, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2007.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThick ascending limbControl populationNormotensive control populationSodium chloride reabsorptionClC-Kb chloride channelsBlood pressure regulationLogistic regression analysisRenal salt reabsorptionChloride channelsNormotensive populationEssential hypertensionChloride reabsorptionHomogenous cohortStudy populationHypertensionAscending limbGhanaian subjectsSalt reabsorptionHispanic subjectsClC-KbCaucasian populationPartial lossSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRegression analysisRare variants
2005
Prevalence of primary hyperaldosteronism in mild to moderate hypertension without hypokalaemia
Williams JS, Williams GH, Raji A, Jeunemaitre X, Brown NJ, Hopkins PN, Conlin PR. Prevalence of primary hyperaldosteronism in mild to moderate hypertension without hypokalaemia. Journal Of Human Hypertension 2005, 20: 129-136. PMID: 16292348, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh sodium dietPrimary hyperaldosteronismModerate hypertensionSodium restrictionHypertensive populationLow serum potassium levelsNormotensive control populationSerum potassium levelsHigh blood pressureSpecific cutoff valuesElevated AERElevated ARRHaemodynamic testingNormotensive populationResistant hypertensionHypertensive subjectsNormotensive subjectsSerum aldosteroneBlood pressureEssential hypertensivesMedication washoutStudy protocolHypokalaemiaCutoff valueControl population