Why the study?
Does nitrendipine reduce blood pressure and alter electrolyte urinary excretion in patients with different salt sensitivity?
Population
33 patients with different NaCl sensitivity as assessed by a modification of the test of Grim and colleagues
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 month
Authors
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Nitrendipine may lower BP more in salt-sensitive patients and increase urinary Na/Ca excretion; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does nitrendipine reduce blood pressure and alter electrolyte urinary excretion in patients with different salt sensitivity?
Nitrendipine effectively lowers blood pressure, particularly in salt-sensitive patients, and increases urinary sodium and calcium excretion independently of baseline salt sensitivity.
Galletti et al. (1996) studied this question.
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