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South Africa – the African-PREDICT Study by Mokwatsi, Gontse G.

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Opportunities for improving hypertension control in sub-Saharan Africa by Mokwatsi, Gontse G.

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Ethnic differences regarding arterial stiffness of 6–8-year-old black and white boys by Mokwatsi, Gontse G, Schutte, Aletta E, Kruger, Ruan

“…OBJECTIVES:Vascular deterioration is suggested to occur earlier in black than white populations, thereby increasing their risk for developing hypertension. To…”
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Obesity, blood pressure and retinal microvascular phenotype in a bi-ethnic cohort of young children by Köchli, Sabrina, Smith, Wayne, Lona, Giulia, Goikoetxea-Sotelo, Gaizka, Breet, Yolandi, Botha-Le Roux, Shani, Mokwatsi, Gontse G., Kruger, Ruan, Hanssen, Henner

“…Childhood obesity and high blood pressure (BP) are main determinants for cardiovascular disease development with regional and ethnic differences. Narrower…”
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The association of von willebrand factor and its cleaving protease (ADAMTS13) with health behaviours in young black and white adults: the African-PREDICT study by Navise, Nonkululeko Hellen, Lammertyn, Leandi, Mokwatsi, Gontse G, Schutte, Aletta E

“…To reduce cardiovascular risks imposed by Von Willebrand factor (vWF) and ADAMTS13 from young ages, knowledge on health behaviours that may affect their…”
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The African Prospective study on the Early Detection and Identification of Cardiovascular disease and Hypertension (African-PREDICT): Design, recruitment and initial examination by Schutte, Aletta E, Gona, Philimon N, Delles, Christian, Uys, Aletta S, Burger, Adele, Mels, Catharina MC, Kruger, Ruan, Smith, Wayne, Fourie, Carla MT, Botha, Shani, Lammertyn, Leandi, van Rooyen, Johannes M, Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F, Mokwatsi, Gontse G, Breet, Yolandi, Kruger, H Salome, Zyl, Tertia van, Pieters, Marlien, Zandberg, Lizelle, Louw, Roan, Moss, Sarah J, Khumalo, Itumeleng P, Huisman, Hugo W

“…Background Globally hypertension is stabilising, but in sub-Saharan Africa the incidence of hypertension remains on an increase. Although this might be…”
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Characterization of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Young Healthy Black Adults: The African Prospective Study on the Early Detection and Identification of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease (African-PREDICT Study) by Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F., Kruger, Ruan, Smith, Wayne, Mels, Catharina M.C., Van Rooyen, Johannes M., Mokwatsi, Gontse G., Uys, Aletta S., Brits, Sanette J., Schutte, Aletta E.

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How to check whether a blood pressure monitor has been properly validated for accuracy by Picone, Dean S., Padwal, Raj, Campbell, Norm R. C., Boutouyrie, Pierre, Brady, Tammy M., Olsen, Michael Hecht, Delles, Christian, Lombardi, Cintia, Mahmud, Azra, Meng, Yaxing, Mokwatsi, Gontse G., Ordunez, Pedro, Phan, Hoang T., Pucci, Giacomo, Schutte, Aletta E., Sung, Ki‐Chul, Zhang, Xin‐Hua, Sharman, James E.

“…Hypertension guidelines recommend that blood pressure (BP) should be measured using a monitor that has passed validation testing for accuracy. BP monitors that…”
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Corrigendum to Potassium excretion and blood pressure are associated with heart rate variability in healthy black adults: The African-PREDICT study Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases 31 (4), 1071-1080 by Köchli, Sabrina, Schutte, Aletta E, Botha-Le Roux, Shani, Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F, Smith, Wayne, van Rooyen, Johannes M, Mokwatsi, Gontse G, Kruger, Ruan

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A biomarker of tissue damage, lactate dehydrogenase, is associated with fibulin-1 and oxidative stress in blacks: the SAfrEIC study by Mokwatsi, Gontse G., Schutte, Aletta E., Kruger, Ruan

“…Context: Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling and oxidative stress is present in hypertension and associated arterial stiffness, but little is known on the…”
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Potassium excretion and blood pressure are associated with heart rate variability in healthy black adults: The African-PREDICT study by Köchli, Sabrina, Schutte, Aletta E., Botha-Le Roux, Shani, Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F., Smith, Wayne, van Rooyen, Johannes M., Mokwatsi, Gontse G., Kruger, Ruan

“…Heart rate variability (HRV) is a main determinant of autonomic function and related to the development of hypertension and cardiovascular (CV) disease…”
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Morning Blood Pressure Surge Relates to Autonomic Neural Activity in Young Non-Dipping Adults: The African-PREDICT Study by Mokwatsi, Gontse G., Schutte, Aletta E., Mels, Catharina M.C., Kruger, Ruan

“…It is well established that an exaggerated morning blood pressure surge (MBPS) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease development in…”
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Characterization of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Young Healthy Black Adults: The African Prospective Study on the Early Detection and Identification of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease (African-PREDICT Study) by Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F., Kruger, Ruan, Smith, Wayne, Mels, Catharina M.C., Van Rooyen, Johannes M., Mokwatsi, Gontse G., Uys, Aletta S., Brits, Sanette J., Schutte, Aletta E.

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PS 02-36 A BIOMARKER OF TISSUE DAMAGE, LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE, IS ASSOCIATED WITH FIBULIN-1 AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS: THE SAFREIC STUDY by Kruger, Ruan, Schutte, Aletta E., Mokwatsi, Gontse G.

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An outcome-driven threshold for pulse pressure amplification by Huang, Qi-Fang, An, De-Wei, Aparicio, Lucas S, Cheng, Yi-Bang, Wei, Fang-Fei, Yu, Yu-Ling, Sheng, Chang-Sheng, Yang, Wen-Yi, Niiranen, Teemu J, Boggia, José, Stolarz-Skrzypek, Katarzyna, Tikhonoff, Valérie, Gilis-Malinowska, Natasza, Wojciechowska, Wiktoria, Casiglia, Edoardo, Narkiewicz, Krzysztof, Filipovský, Jan, Kawecka-Jaszcz, Kalina, Nawrot, Tim S, Wang, Ji-Guang, Li, Yan, Staessen, Jan A

“…Pulse pressure amplification (PPA) is the brachial-to-aortic pulse pressure ratio and decreases with age and cardiovascular risk factors. This…”
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