High Urinary Sodium Is Associated With Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Normotensive Overweight and Obese Adults | Zendy

Joyce Njoroge | Zendy; Samar R. El Khoudary | Zendy; Linda F. Fried | Zendy; Emma BarinasMitchell | Zendy; Kim Sutton-Tyrrell | Zendy

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High Urinary Sodium Is Associated With Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Normotensive Overweight and Obese Adults

Author(s) -

Joyce Njoroge,

Samar R. El Khoudary,

Linda F. Fried,

Emma BarinasMitchell,

Kim Sutton-Tyrrell

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2010.113

Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , intima media thickness , obesity , urinary system , cardiology , endocrinology , urology , carotid arteries

Increased dietary sodium has been reported to increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, perhaps through blood pressure (BP)-independent vascular remodeling. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is an accepted measure of structural vascular remodeling and a strong predictor of CVD. This study aimed to determine whether urinary sodium is positively associated with carotid IMT in normotensive overweight and obese adults.

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