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- Title
Effect of excessive salt intake: role of plasma sodium.
- Authors
Reuter, Stefan; Büssemaker, Eckhart; Hausberg, Martin; Pavenstädt, Hermann; Hillebrand, Uta
- Abstract
Sodium chloride is a normal and necessary constituent of food and the main cause for the rise in arterial pressure that occurs with age. Changes in dietary salt intake can cause changes in plasma sodium. Even a small increase has been shown to be harmful, for example, by increasing left ventricular mass, thickening and narrowing resistance arteries, and stiffening endothelial cells. Therefore, it is possible that an increase in plasma sodium is an important pressor mechanism. This review discusses the role of dietary sodium and plasma sodium, with a special focus on their impact on the endothelial cell.
- Publication
Current hypertension reports, 2009, Vol 11, Issue 2, p91
- ISSN
1534-3111
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11906-009-0018-5