[Impaired gustatory sensitivity of the tongue to table salt as a risk factor of arterial hypertension].

The study included 630 patients with verified diagnosis of arterial hypertension (AH) in whom 24 hr AP monitoring was performed, threshold gustatory sensitivity of the tongue to table salt (TGS) measured, and habit to add salt to the cooked food evaluated. Measurement of Na in daily urine of 442 patients was followed by estimation of salt consumption. The results were compared with those obtained in 100 patients with newly diagnosed AH.

[Clinical and functional characteristics of hypertension in patients consuming excessive amounts of salt].

Salt sensitivity threshold was measured in 230 patients with arterial hypertension and clinical and functional characteristics of hypertension in patients consuming excessive amounts of salt were studied. Patients with high salt sensitivity threshold consumed more salt with food and represented a special group of patients. These patients suffered especially severe disease which developed earlier than in patients with low threshold.