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Challenges and Approach to Identifying Individuals with Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure.
American journal of nephrology - 1 Jan 2022
Parksook Wasita W, Williams Gordon H
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BACKGROUND: Salt sensitivity of blood pressure (SSBP) is a trait observed in both humans and animals, characterized by an increase in blood pressure (BP) following salt loading or a drop in BP following salt depletion. SUMMARY: This "intermediate" phenotype has been reported in a sizable portion of individuals regardless of their hypertensive status; hypertensives (27-51%), normotensives (18-47%). Further, in...
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