title: [The role of sodium in prevention and treatment of essential hypertension].
abstract: In the last few years there has been an increasing interest in restricting dietary sodium intake to prevent and treat essential hypertension. The article presents the role of sodium in etiopathogenesis of essential hypertension, in relation to sodium sensitivity. It also evaluates the dietary sodium restriction and puts an attention on the influence of antihypertensive drugs on the sodium balance.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobusiak-Prokopowicz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D012982:Sodium, Dietary
chemical_list: D012982:Sodium, Dietary; D012964:Sodium