aPWV	Aortic pulse wave velocity
CAS	Central arterial stiffness
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DELFIA	Dissociation-enhanced lanthanide fluorescence immunoassay
DSS	Dahl salt-sensitive
DSR	Dahl salt-resistant
ECHO	Echocardiography
EF	Ejection fraction
Fli-1	Freund leukemia integration 1 transcription factor
FS	Fractional shortening
HS	High salt
LS	Low salt
LV	Left ventricle
LVIDd	Left ventricle internal diameters at end diastole
LVIDs	Left ventricle internal diameters at end systole
MBG	Marinobufagenin
MWM	Morris water maze
NKA	Na/K-ATPase
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Spices
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
SD	Sprague–Dawley
TGFb	Transforming growth factor, beta 1