Cardiac Dimensions Are Largely Determined by Dietary Salt in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism: Results of a Case-Control Study | Zendy

Eduardo Pimenta | Zendy; Richard D. Gordon | Zendy; Ashraf Ahmed | Zendy; Diane Cowley | Zendy; Rodel Leano | Zendy; Thomas H. Marwick | Zendy; Michael Stowasser | Zendy

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Cardiac Dimensions Are Largely Determined by Dietary Salt in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism: Results of a Case-Control Study

Author(s) -

Eduardo Pimenta,

Richard D. Gordon,

Ashraf Ahmed,

Diane Cowley,

Rodel Leano,

Thomas H. Marwick,

Michael Stowasser

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-0354

Subject(s) - primary aldosteronism , interventricular septum , medicine , aldosterone , cardiology , blood pressure , essential hypertension , diastole , body mass index , left ventricular hypertrophy , pathogenesis , muscle hypertrophy , mass index , cardiac fibrosis , endocrinology , fibrosis , ventricle

Animal studies have demonstrated that dietary sodium intake is a major influence in the pathogenesis of aldosterone-induced effects in the heart such as left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and fibrosis. LV hypertrophy is an important predictor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

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