The role of aldosterone and ideal cardiovascular health in incident cardiovascular disease: The Jackson heart study

• Main Authors: Bjorn Kluwe (Author), Neal Pohlman (Author), Veena Kesireddy (Author), Songzhu Zhao (Author), Yubo Tan (Author), David Kline (Author), Guy Brock (Author), James B. Odei (Author), Valery S. Effoe (Author), Justin B. Echouffo Tcheugui (Author), Rita R. Kalyani (Author), Mario Sims (Author), Herman A. Taylor (Author), Morgana Mongraw-Chaffin (Author), Ehimare Akhabue (Author), Joshua J. Joseph (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Higher levels of ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) are associated with lower levels of aldosterone and incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the degree to which aldosterone mediates the association between ICH and CVD incidence has not been explored. Thus, we investigated t...