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Activation of the Renin-Angiotensin System Could Cause Hypertension During Fasting in Muslims in the Month of Ramadhan Publisher Pubmed



Khan ZH1 ; Minagar M1 ; Dehghantezerjani M1
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Source: Current Hypertension Reviews Published:2020


Abstract

We are of the opinion that fasting in Muslims during the month of Ramadhan could cause hypertension secondary to dehydration that inevitably follows. Dehydration initiates a cascade of hormonal events that finally culminate in hypertension. This hypothesis however needs to be tested in a randomized trial to be confirmed. © 2020 Bentham Science Publishers.