Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Normalize Sodium Excretion (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Normalize Sodium Excretion

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Drugs that inhibit a hormone that constricts blood vessels also help improve sodium excretion in blacks who hold onto too much sodium in the face of stress, investigators report. Pictured is Dr. Gregory Harshfield vice chair of the Medical College of Georgia Department of Population Health Sciences.

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Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University

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