1 Aug 2026Open access
Check my Beat—a lifesaving campaign in South Africa for cardiovascular healthPublisher siteThe Lancet Primary Care, Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
UniversitiesRuan Kruger
Active, last published 2026
In blood pressure and hypertension studies
Ruan
Kruger
Scholar“Research focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies and adjacent fields.”
North-West University
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01 · About the work
What I study
uan Kruger is a researcher working on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies. A fuller summary will appear once they update their profile.
02 · Reach
Publication output and reach
Ruan's work has been cited 5,537 times across 3 active years. Bars show publications per year; the line shows cumulative citation totals across publications first appearing in each year.
03 · Research focus
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Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies×71Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention×56Sodium Intake and Health×28Birth, Development, and Health×20Nutritional Studies and Diet×19
04 · Where I am
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Affiliation on published researchNorth-West UniversityDrawn from the institution listed on this researcher’s published work.
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05 · Selected work
Recent publications
8 works22 Jun 2026Open access
Exploring the Link Between Markers of Arterial Health and Urinary Dopamine in South African Adults: The SABPA StudyPublisher siteArtery Research, Sodium Intake and Health
30 Apr 2026
Response to Commentary by Fan and Zhang on: a prospective analysis to assess the multifactorial risk of childhood-onset hypertension: the ExAMIN youth SA studyPublisher siteHypertension Research, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
15 Jul 2025Open access
Evaluation of race-free eGFR equations in individuals of different ethnicityPublisher siteBlood Pressure, MRI in cancer diagnosis
1 May 2025Open access
EVALUATION OF RACE-FREE EGFR EQUATIONS IN INDIVIDUALS OF DIFFERENT ETHNICITYPublisher siteJournal of Hypertension, Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
21 Sept 2024Open access4cites
UMOD Genotype and Determinants of Urinary Uromodulin in African PopulationsPublisher siteKidney International Reports, Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
29 Aug 2024Open access
Exploring the interplay between kidney function and urinary metabolites in young adults: the African-PREDICT studyPublisher siteAmino Acids, Diet and metabolism studies
2 May 2024Open access49cites
Hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: the current profile, recent advances, gaps, and prioritiesPublisher siteJournal of Human Hypertension, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
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