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🧂 Salt sensitivity of blood pressure (SSBP) is an independent risk factor for CVD.
🚹🚺 Women are more salt-sensitive than men, especially after menopause.
⚙️ Key drivers: RAAS, ENaC, natriuresis, and immune pathways.
💉 Estrogen protects, testosterone raises pressure, menopause tips the balance.
🐀 From Dahl's rats to Conn's syndrome, SSBP research shows why sex-specific, personalized therapy is the future of hypertension care.
🔗 Nature Reviews Cardiology
By Dr RR Baliga, MD, MBA5
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🧂 Salt sensitivity of blood pressure (SSBP) is an independent risk factor for CVD.
🚹🚺 Women are more salt-sensitive than men, especially after menopause.
⚙️ Key drivers: RAAS, ENaC, natriuresis, and immune pathways.
💉 Estrogen protects, testosterone raises pressure, menopause tips the balance.
🐀 From Dahl's rats to Conn's syndrome, SSBP research shows why sex-specific, personalized therapy is the future of hypertension care.
🔗 Nature Reviews Cardiology

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