Salt, Not Always a Cardiovascular Enemy? A Mini-Review and Modern Perspective
Dietary salt intake is a long-debated issue. Increased sodium intake is associated with high blood pressure, leading to salt-sensitive hypertension. Excessive salt intake leads to arterial stiffness in susceptible individuals via impaired nitric oxide action and increased endothelin-1 expression, ov...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Medicina |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/9/1175 |