Adverse cardiac effects of salt with fludrocortisone in hypertension

Hypertension

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 856-861

  Lim, Pitt O ^b   Farquharson, Colin A J ^a   Shiels, Paul ^c   Jung, Roland T ^b   Struthers, Allan D ^a   MacDonald, Thomas M ^c  

^a Cardiovascular Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Ninewells Hospital and Medical School ^*

Author keywords

Diastole; Fludrocortisone; Hypertension; QT dispersion; Sodium

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; RENIN; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HEART PRELOAD; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE RATE; QT INTERVAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0035101291     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.37.3.856     Document Type: Article

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