Effect of High and Low Sodium Diets on Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients Treated With Aliskiren

Exclusion Criteria

• •Overt heart failure (HF) or a history of heart failure within preceding 6 months.
• •Unstable angina pectoris.
• •Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus or abnormal hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c)
• •Body mass index (BMI) \> 30 kg/m2
• •Subjects taking more than 2 antihypertensive medications.
• •Use of other investigational drugs within 30 days of the time of enrollment
• •Use of Tamsulosin hydrochloride and other alpha blockers.
• •Use of Antiarrhythmic drugs, including digoxin.
• •History of MI or cardiovascular attack (CVA) within the preceding 6 months.
• •History of malignancy of any organ system, treated or untreated, within the past 5 years with the exception of localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin
• •Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women