Electrolyte urinary excretion in hypertensive conditions.
Daily variations of electrolyte excretion have been studied in 8 hypertensive and in 4 normotensive women by collecting urine samples every 3 h for a 48-h span. After noticing the absence of a statistically significant circadian rhythm in the hypertensive group, the Authors suggest the hypothesis that a prolonged treatment with diuretic drugs may cause kidney troubles and suppress the circadian rhythm of urinary electrolyte excretion. The Authors conclude affirming that this hypothesis needs further investigation to allow a better chronotherapy of the hypertensive disease in the future.
D000368:Aged; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D011188:Potassium / Q000652:urine*; D012016:Reference Values
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