Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_ventricular_hypertrophy" title="Left ventricular hypertrophy" >Left ventricular hypertrophy</a> (cardiac enlargement): "Evidence suggests that high salt intake causes left ventricular hypertrophy, a strong <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_factor" title="Risk factor" >risk factor</a> for cardiovascular disease, independently of blood pressure effects."<sup id="cite_ref-SACN_page_3_51-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt#cite_note-SACN_page_3-51" >[52]</a></sup> "...there is accumulating evidence that high salt intake predicts left ventricular hypertrophy."<sup id="cite_ref-fsai_52-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt#cite_note-fsai-52" >[53]</a></sup> Excessive salt (sodium) intake, combined with an inadequate intake of water, can cause <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypernatremia" title="Hypernatremia" >hypernatremia</a>. It can exacerbate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renal_disease" title="Renal disease" class="mw-redirect" >renal disease</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-oz_43-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt#cite_note-oz-43" >[44]</a></sup></p>