The Importance of potassium in managing hypertension

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 309-317

  Houston, Mark C ^a  

^a Hypertension Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Cardiovascular disease; Clinical trials of potassium and hypertension; Congestive heart failure; Coronary hear disease; Dietary control of hypertension; Lifestyle modifications; Meta analysis of potassium and hypertension; Minerals and hypertension; Nutritional medicine; Potassium; Potassium sodium ratio; Renal disease; Sodium; Stroke

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 80052591458     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: 15343111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-011-0197-8     Document Type: Article

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