Abstract
High blood pressure variability (BPV) has been associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. The effect of dietary salt and renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) activity on short-term BPV in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is not well characterised. We aimed to determine the effect of dietary salt (sodium chloride, NaCl) supplementation on 24-h mean arterial BPV (24hBPV) during angiotensin II receptor blocker (telmisartan) use and to evaluate the effects of age, sex, plasma renin activity (PRA) and serum aldosterone on 24hBPV. In a randomised, double-blind, crossover study, patients with T2DM (n = 28), treated with telmisartan received NaCl (100 mmol/24 h) or placebo capsules during 2 weeks of telmisartan. Following a 6-week washout, the protocol was repeated in reverse. 24hBPV was evaluated as a co-efficient of variation [CV (%) = mean/standard deviation] × 100). Twenty-four hour urinary sodium excretion, ambulatory BP and biochemical tests were performed at each phase. Results were analysed using a linear mixed model to generate predicted values for 24hBPV. Predicted 24hBPV was higher with telmisartan vs baseline (p = 0.01), with a trend towards reduced 24hBPV with salt (p = 0.052). Predicted 24hBPV was lower in females (p = 0.017), increasing age (p = 0.001) and increasing PRA (p = 0.011). In patients with T2DM, predicted 24hBPV increased from baseline with telmisartan, but there was no additional increase in predicted 24hBPV with salt supplementation. This suggests that in the short-term, salt supplementation has no apparent deleterious effects on 24hBPV. Long-term studies are required to evaluate the effect of 24hBPV on CV outcomes in patients with T2DM.
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The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Department 310 of Endocrinology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne in undertaking this study.
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This work was supported by an NHMRC Postgraduate Research Scholarship (grant number APP466611 to EIE), NHRMC Early Career Fellowship (grant number APP1054312 to EIE) and Heart Foundation Scholarship (grant number 100287 to SB).
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Chen, A.X., Moran, J.L., Libianto, R. et al. Effect of angiotensin II receptor blocker and salt supplementation on short-term blood pressure variability in type 2 diabetes. J Hum Hypertens 34, 143–150 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-019-0238-3
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