Sodium directly impairs target organ function in hypertension

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 424-429

  Frohlich, Edward D ^a   Varagic, Jasmina ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Fibrosis; Hypertension; Ischemia; Renal; Salt; Sodium; Spontaneously hypertensive rat

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SALT LOADING; TARGET ORGAN; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART; HYDROXYPROLINE; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 23944518929     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hco.0000175519.34933.a5     Document Type: Review

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