Dearing W. Johns
- Email: dwj8n@virginia.edu
- Phone: 434-924-9605
- Website: http://www.hsc.virginia.edu/internet/midlife/services/prevcard.cfm
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Unaffiliated
Research Interests
Kidney control of blood pressure; Biosynthesis of renin; Hypertension; Renin-angiotensin system and target organ damage
Research Description
Kidney control of blood pressure; Biosynthesis of renin; Hypertension; Renin-angiotensin system and target organ damage
Personal Statement
Kidney control of blood pressure; Biosynthesis of renin; Hypertension; Renin-angiotensin system and target organ damage
Selected Publications
2013
Pinkerton, J. V., Pastore, L. M., Johns, D. W., & Tucker, A. L. (2013). Risk of first-time heart disease higher for hormone therapy users with metabolic syndrome. MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, 20(3), 244-247. doi:10.1097/gme.0b013e3182850c5d
2010
Walker, S. E., Gurka, M. J., Oliver, M. N., Johns, D. W., & DeBoer, M. D. (2012). Racial/ethnic discrepancies in the metabolic syndrome begin in childhood and persist after adjustment for environmental factors. NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, 22(2), 141-148. doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2010.05.006