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Raymond R. Townsend
Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Publications - 706
Citations - 47086
Raymond R. Townsend is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Blood pressure & Kidney disease. The author has an hindex of 84, co-authored 673 publications receiving 39096 citations. Previous affiliations of Raymond R. Townsend include University of Texas Medical Branch & University of California, San Francisco.
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Arterial Stiffness and Diabetes Risk in Framingham Heart Study and UK Biobank
Jordana B. Cohen,Gary F. Mitchell,Dipender Gill,Stephen Burgess,Mahboob Rahman,Thomas C. Hanff,Vasan S. Ramachandran,Karen Mutalik,Raymond R. Townsend,Julio A. Chirinos +9 more
TL;DR: Evidence is found supporting that greater LAS is associated with increased risk of developing diabetes and may serve as a useful marker of future diabetes risk.
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Sodium, Potassium, and Target Organ Damage: A Case for Central Hemodynamics
TL;DR: Accumulating evidence indicates that central arterial pulsatile hemodynamic abnormalities predict cardiovascular risk independent of brachial BP in various populations, whereas high-sodium/low-potassium intake are associated with hypertension, both have been shown to predict an increased cardiovascular risk even after adjustment for brachian BP and other observed factors.
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"Translational" medicine: transforming SPRINT findings into clinical practice.
Domenic A. Sica,Robert A. Phillips,Robert A. Phillips,William B. White,John D. Bisognano,Raymond R. Townsend +5 more
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Hypertension and kidney disease: what do the data really show?
TL;DR: Based on the currently available data, this work recommends a BP goal of less than 140/90 mm Hg in all patients with CKD.