A/Prof Ruan Kruger is the current Interim Research Leader of the NRF SARChI Research Chair in Early detection and prevention of cardiovascular disease in Africa, hosted by the Centre of Excellence: the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, South Africa. He is also a member of the MRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease.
Research focus: early detection and prevention of hypertension and early vascular ageing, especially in children and early adulthood.
He is the current Chair of the New Investigator Committee of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and the Chair of the Next Generation Network of the Southern African Hypertension Society (SAHS). He also serves on the Board of the Southern African Hypertension Society (SAHS).
North-West University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Department of Physiology / Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART)
Building F12, 205
Hoffmann Street, Potchefstroom, 2531
Highlights from the International Society of Hypertension's New Investigators Network during 2019
Editorial: Proteomics insights on how physical inactivity can influence cardiovascular health
The 1st International Congress of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents (ICHCA)
Council's Corner: Hypertension Issues - a personal view. Primary prevention - are we on the right track?
May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results worldwide
