Natriuretic Hormones in Young Hypertensives and in Young Normotensives With or Without a Family History of Hypertension

The behavior of plasma atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) and digoxin-like substance (DLS), and the daily urinary excretion of kallikrein (uKK) were evaluated in young hypertensives and in young normotensves with of without a family history of essential hypertension. Each group was also evaluated, separating those with low plasma renin activity form the total sample. The sample group was made up of 75 young males: 31 hypertensives (mean age 22.7±2.5 years), 28 normotensives with hypertensive heredity (normotensives F+)(mean age 22.2±1.9 years) and 136 normotensives (mean age 22.0±2.1 years)