SALT CONSUMPTION. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AS A TARGET ORGAN. PART III

The review discusses the clinical impact of salt consumption on the cardiovascular system status. The therapeutic potential of reduced salt intake, in order to facilitate regression of cardiovascular disturbances, is also discussed. Daily consumption of standard or increased amounts of salt results in the complex multilevel changes of cardiac chambers, arterial and venous vessels, and microcirculation in individuals with normal and elevated blood pressure (BP). The underlying mechanisms, both hemodynamic and non-hemodynamic, are present even in normotensive people. Reduced salt consumption is associated with the regression of structural cardiovascular disturbances.