Salt sensitivity as a predictor of hypertension.
Salt sensitivity of blood pressure can be identified in half of the hypertensive population and one-fourth of normotensive subjects. Salt sensitivity of blood pressure is especially frequent in normotensives from subpopulations known to have a higher frequency of hypertension, such as blacks, older subjects, and first-degree relatives of hypertensives, suggesting a link between salt and the subsequent development of hypertension. A variety of associated markers of salt sensitivity has been described. Recent studies also link calcium and salt sensitivity of blood pressure.
Weinberger
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Hypertension Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-5111.
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*
D012965:Sodium Chloride