Review: Blood pressure in haemodialysis patients: The importance of the relationship between the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, salt intake and extracellular volume
This review outlines the major mechanisms for control of blood pressure (BP) in individuals with renal failure on haemodialysis. Dietary salt stimulates thirst and, thereby, greater fluid intake with excessive fluid gain between dialysis sessions and chronic expansion of extracellular volume. At the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2004-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2004.001 |