Hypertension induced by exaggerated sodium consumption accelerates the progression of renal failure. We investigated the effects of a high-sodium (HS) diet on the progression of renal failure in rats maintained normotensive by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition or AT-1 blockade.
Nephrology Division, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Zerifin, Israel. Weissgarten@asaf.health.gov.il
