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Oral Fludrocortisone Test for Salt-Sensitive Screening in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Crossover Trial

BACKGROUND: Salt sensitivity is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk, but the gold standard method (diet cycles) requires 24-h urine samples and has poor patient compliance. OBJECTIVES: Test the hypothesis that oral fludrocortisone (0.4 mg per day for 7 days) is a good alternative in ide...

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Autores principales: Pio-Abreu, Andrea, de Castro, Isac, da Silva, Giovanio Vieira, Ortega, Katia Coelho, Mion, Decio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6276467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30581606
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7437858