Open AccessMolecular Mechanisms of Experimental Salt‐Sensitive Hypertension
Author(s) -
Joe Bina,
Shapiro Joseph I.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.112.002121
Subject(s) - medicine , biomedical sciences , blood pressure , heart failure , stroke (engine) , myocardial infarction , gerontology , cardiology , pathology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Hypertension has been defined operationally as the level of blood pressure (BP) at which the benefits of treatment exceed the risks.[1][1] It also has been defined in a more concrete way by the Joint National Committee on Hypertension (JNC-7) as, in adults, a systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg or a diastolic
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