Is increased erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport a useful marker for diabetic
nephropathy? Genetic predisposition to essential hypertension has been proposed as a risk …

Several lines of evidence reviewed herein strongly suggest that the majority of patients with
essential hypertension have an endocrine basis for their elevated blood pressure …

Publisher Summary Hypertension (HT), the most prevalent cardiovascular disorder, is a
major health problem throughout the world. This chapter focuses on the pathophysiology of …

Background: Scarce information is available on stress-induced renal behavior in humans,
especially in normotensives offspring of hypertensives (HP) and in hypertensives (HT) …

Converting enzyme inhibitors (CEI) are useful in the treatment of hypertension. However,
acute renal deterioration may occur in some conditions in association with the crucial role of …

Little is known of the genetics of glomerular damage in essential hypertension in humans.
The prevalence of endstage renal disease due to primary hypertension varies from 20% to …

An inherited predisposition to hypertension may increase susceptibility to nephropathy in
type I diabetes. We evaluated the influence of a family history of essential hypertension on …

The level of sodium intake has a reciprocal influence on the vascular and adrenal responses
to angiotensin II, with sodium restriction enhancing the adrenal responses and reducing …

Background Changes in renal blood flow (RBF) may play a pathophysiological role in
hypertension and kidney disease. However, RBF determination in humans has proven …

Fifty to sixty percent of clinical hypertension is sensitive to sodium (Na) intake: known
causes, primary aldosteronism, bilateral renal artery stenosis, mild azotemia, acromegaly …