Abstract:Thanks to the important concerns raised by Anusionwu et al. about our recently published paper. We found that simple renal cysts were independently associated with nocturnal non-dipping in essential hypertensive patients [1]. Anusionwu et al. suggested that the actual and independent association of simple renal cysts and non-dipping phenomenon in essential hypertension is still unclear from our study and several other factors such as salt-sensitivity, renal function impairment and mineralocorticoid excess may … Show more
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