High plasma renin activity associates with obesity-related diabetes and arterial hypertension, and predicts persistent hypertension after bariatric surgery

Abstract Background Information about the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) in obese individuals before and after bariatric surgery is scarce. Aim of this study was to analyze the RAAS in severely obese subjects, in relation to anthropometric and metabolic variables, with special reference...

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Main Authors: Lucia La Sala, Elena Tagliabue, Elaine Vieira, Antonio E Pontiroli, Franco Folli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-021-01310-w