Potassium intake and stroke risk: A review of the evidence and practical considerations for achieving a minimum target

Stroke

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1519-1522

  Hunt, Benjamin D ^a   Cappuccio, Francesco P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; MAGNESIUM SALT; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIET THERAPY; EVOLUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PATHOGENESIS; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; SUPPLEMENTATION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HYPERTENSION; POTASSIUM; STROKE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84899734570     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.004282     Document Type: Review

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