The effect of potassium supplementation on blood pressure in hypertensive subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 230, Issue , 2017, Pages 127-135

  Filippini, Tommaso ^a,b   Violi, Federica ^a,b   D'Amico, Roberto ^b   Vinceti, Marco ^a,b  

^a Genetic and Nutritional Epidemiology Research Center   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Dietary supplement; Hypertension; Meta analysis; Meta regression; Potassium; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; POTASSIUM INTAKE; REVIEW; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM TO POTASSIUM RATIO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; POTASSIUM;

EID: 85009240189     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.048     Document Type: Review

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