RESEARCH - Salt contributes to resistant high blood pressure

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Salt Contributes to Resistant High Blood Pressure

By Reinberg

HealthDay Reporter

Friday, September 19, 2008; 12:00 AM

FRIDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Too much salt can contribute to

resistant high blood pressure despite taking several medications to

control it, University of Alabama researchers report.

High blood pressure is called resistant hypertension when blood

pressure remains above goal despite their taking three medications to

lower it. High blood pressure that is under control, but requires four

or more medications to treat it, is also considered resistant to

treatment.

" High-salt diet contributes importantly to resistant-to-treatment

hypertension and high volume and vascular resistance may contribute to

resistant hypertension, " said lead researcher Dr. Pimenta, now

at the Department of Hypertension and Nephrology at the Dante

Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology in Sao o, Brazil.

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