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Role of angiotensin converting enzyme genotype in sodium sensitivity in older hypertensives.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Dec 2001
Dengel D R, Brown M D, Ferrell R E, Supiano M A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Individuals differ in their blood pressure (BP) response to changes in dietary sodium (Na+) intake. It is possible that differences in BP responses to dietary Na+ are influenced by genes. METHODS: A total of 35 older (62.9 +/- 1.2 years) hypertensive subjects had their mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) determined after 8 days of low (20 mmol/day) and high (200 mmol/day) Na+ intake. The insertion/...
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