Sodium sensitivity and cardiovascular events in patients with essential hypertension
Sodium sensitivity and cardiovascular events in patients with essential hypertension
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DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(97)05189-1
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发表时间:
1997-12-13
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168.9
通讯作者:
Kimura, G
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作者:
Morimoto, A;Uzu, T;Kimura, G
Background In patients with sodium-sensitive hypertension, glomerular pressure is increased and microalbuminuria, a marker of glomerular hypertension, is a predictor of cardiovascular events. Similarly, the lack of a nocturnal decrease in blood pressure in these patients is also associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. We hypothesised that sodium sensitivity may be the common factor and carried out a retrospective study of cardiovascular events in patients with essential hypertension who had had sodium sensitivity measured in our clinic.Methods Sodium sensitivity was assessed in about 350 patients with essential hypertension during the initial investigation of their disorder. The definition of sodium sensitivity was a 10% or greater difference in blood pressure on low-sodium or high-sodium diets. By alphabetical order, the records of 201 patients were obtained and 156 patients without pre-existing disorders were followed up. The records of patients who had a cardiovascular event or died were reviewed without knowledge of the patient's sodium-sensitivity status.Findings 62 patients were deemed sodium sensitive and 94 non-sodium sensitive, Left-ventricular hypertrophy was found more frequently in the sodium-sensitive group than in the non-sodium-sensitive group (38 vs 16%; p