Sodium and Potassium in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension
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- 10 May 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 356 (19), 1966-1978
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra064486
Abstract
This review examines epidemiologic, physiological, and molecular evidence that the interplay between sodium and potassium is central to the development of hypertension. The review concludes with recommendations for reducing sodium and increasing potassium in the diet.Keywords
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