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Keep this study
Lead
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
With
Northwestern University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Age
50–70
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Potentially eligible individuals must consent to and be willing to adhere to the study protocol. We will include individuals not taking anti-HTN medications, i.e. normotensives and untreated hypertensives, and individuals with controlled HTN by use of ≤ 3 anti-HTN medications.
You may not be if
Unwilling to adhere to the study protocol
Resistant HTN, defined as taking ≥ 4 anti-HTN medications to control BP or uncontrolled BP despite ≥ 3 anti-HTN medications that includes a diuretic
Contraindications to high- or low-salt diet (e.g. heart, renal, or liver failure, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome)
Use of salt tabs, fludricortisone, midodrine
Contraindications to 24hr ABPM: bilateral upper extremity lymphedema, cuff will not fit
Medical contraindications to foods, e.g. celiac disease, nut allergy, egg allergy, etc.
Year 35 core exam systolic BP \< 90 or \> 160 mm Hg or diastolic BP \< 50 or \> 100 mm Hg
Current use of steroids, NSAIDS, anti-inflammatories
