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Sodium, survival, and the mechanical properties of the carotid artery in stroke-prone hypertensive rats.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Mar 1997
Levy B I, Poitevin P, Duriez M, Guez D C, Schiavi P D, Safar M E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Reduction in sodium intake improves the survival of stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR-SP) without causing any change in their blood pressure. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the diuretic indapamide improves survival of SHR-SP and whether changes in the structure and the function of large arteries are associated with survival. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Forty-eight hypertensive rats aged 6...
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