Abnormal atrial natriuretic peptide and renal responses to saline infusion in nonmodulating essential hypertensive patients.

doi:10.1161/01.cir.90.6.2859

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Abnormal atrial natriuretic peptide and renal responses to saline infusion in nonmodulating essential hypertensive patients.

Circulation - 1 Dec 1994

Ferri C, Bellini C, Coassin S, Baldoncini R, Luparini R L, Perrone A, Santucci A

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BACKGROUND: Nonmodulation seems to represent an inheritable trait characterized by abnormal angiotensin-mediated control of aldosterone release and renal blood supply and salt-sensitive hypertension. Recently, we demonstrated that atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) response to angiotensin II also i...

Topics

Adult
Angiotensin II
Atrial Natriuretic Factor
Blood Pressure
Diet, Sodium-Restricted
Drug Resistance
Humans
Hypertension
Infusions, Intravenous
Kidney
Male
Phenotype
Sodium Chloride

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