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Tissue sodium content and arterial hypertension in obese adolescents

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Early-onset obesity is known to culminate in type 2 diabetes, arterial hypertension and subsequent cardiovascular disease. The role of sodium (Na+) homeostasis in this process is incompletely understood, yet correlations between Na+ accumulation and hypertension have been observed in adults. We aimed to investigate these associations in adolescents. A cohort of 32 adolescents (13–17 years), comprising 20 obese patients, of whom 11 were hypertensive, as well as 12 age-matched controls, underwe...

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10.3390/jcm8122036

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0000-0002-0737-7375
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MDPI Publisher's website
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Journal of Clinical Medicine Journal website
Volume:
8
Issue:
12
Article number:
2036
Publication date:
2019-11-21
Acceptance date:
2019-11-15
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2077-0383
ISSN:
2077-0383
Pmid:
31766426
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English
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1076518
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pubs:1076518
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2020-03-11

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