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High salt consumption disrupts systemic homeostasis and elevates blood pressure, thereby increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including arterial stiffness, atherosclerosis, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Additionally, excessive salt adversely affects renal structure and function by inducing glomerular and tubular injury, promoting extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation and fibrosis, ultimately accelerating chronic kidney disease.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To investigate the histopathological changes and differences in the heart, aorta and kidneys of Sprague Dawley rats subjected to normal and high-salt diets.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This experiment examined male Sprague Dawley rats, aged 6 weeks, which were divided into a normal diet group (control, n = 9) and a high-salt diet group (high salt, n = 10), and were observed over 12 weeks. Blood pressure (BP) changes were measured, and histological analyses of the heart, aorta and kidney tissues were performed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our results revealed localized histological alterations in the aorta and kidneys following high-salt intake. Aortic wall thickening was observed specifically at Zone 0 (A2, p &amp;lt; 0.05), without significant collagen deposition. In the kidneys, the high-salt group showed significant capsular space narrowing (p &amp;lt; 0.05), glomerular hypertrophy, and tubular dilatation, accompanied by increased interstitial collagen deposition (p &amp;lt; 0.0001), indicative of renal fibrosis. In contrast, no significant pathological or fibrotic changes were detected in the left ventricle aside from body weight\u2013related variation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>These findings indicate that a high-salt diet induces localized histopathological changes in specific regions of the aorta and kidneys. 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