The role of sodium in hypertension is more complex than simply elevating arterial pressure
Edward D Frohlich* and Jasmina Varagic
Correspondence *Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA
Email efrohlich@ochsner.org
A positive relationship between salt and hypertension is well documented. Salt seems also to adversely affect cardiac structure and function independently from its influence on arterial pressure. This review discusses clinical and experimental evidence for an association between increased sodium consumption and cardiac structural and functional changes and raised cardiovascular risk.
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