Associations of urinary sodium excretion with cardiovascular events in individuals with and without hypertension: a pooled analysis of data from four studies

Background Several studies reported a U-shaped association between urinary sodium excretion and cardiovascular disease events and mortality. Whether these associations vary between those individuals with and without hypertension is uncertain. We aimed to explore whether the association between sodiu...

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Published in:The Lancet
Main Author: Mente A.; O'Donnell M.; Rangarajan S.; Dagenais G.; Lear S.; McQueen M.; Diaz R.; Avezum A.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Lanas F.; Li W.; Lu Y.; Yi S.; Rensheng L.; Iqbal R.; Mony P.; Yusuf R.; Yusoff K.; Szuba A.; Oguz A.; Rosengren A.; Bahonar A.; Yusufali A.; Schutte A.E.; Chifamba J.; Mann J.F.E.; Anand S.S.; Teo K.; Yusuf S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lancet Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028273149&doi=10.1016%2fS0140-6736%2816%2930467-6&partnerID=40&md5=d23ce33e2751771578d018b7c16a01cd