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Sodium and Potassium in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension

2007; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 356; Issue: 19 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmra064486

1533-4406

Horacio J. Adrogué, Nicolaos E. Madias,

Nutritional Studies and Diet

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.