Rates of abnormal aldosterone/renin ratio in African-origin compared to European-origin patients: A retrospective study.

Khalid S AhmedDelia BogdanetSorresa AbadiRoseMary DineenGerald BoranConor P WoodsLucy Ann BehanMark SherlockJames Gibney

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2019)

In summary, ARR was abnormal in 55.6% of African-origin patients screened at an Irish hospital. Rates of hypokalaemia were similar between European-origin and African-origin patients. These findings have implications for the use of current screening guidelines for ARR in African-origin patients and also for the mechanistic role of aldosterone in hypertensive complications in African-origin patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
healthcare
emergency department
clinical practice
electronic health record
angiotensin converting enzyme