The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 2 , Pages 170-175 , August 2009

Blood Aldosterone-to-Renin Ratio, Ambulatory Blood Pressure, and Left Ventricular Mass in Children

  • Rongling Li, MD, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Rongling Li, MD, PhD, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 66 N Pauline Street, Suite 633, Memphis, TN 38163.
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  • Phyllis A. Richey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
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  • Thomas G. DiSessa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky Medical School, Lexington, KY
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  • Bruce S. Alpert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
    • General Clinical Research Center, Children's Foundation Research Center at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, TN
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  • Deborah P. Jones, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
    • General Clinical Research Center, Children's Foundation Research Center at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, TN

Received 27 August 2008 ,Revised 14 January 2009 ,Accepted 12 February 2009.

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 Supported by grants from the Children's Foundation Research Center at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the US Public Health Service (MO1 RR-00211), and the National Institutes of Health (NHLBI 5K23HL83910-2). The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00149-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.02.029

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 2 , Pages 170-175 , August 2009

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