Urinary sodium excretion, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: a community-level prospective epidemiological cohort study

Background: WHO recommends that populations consume less than 2 g/day sodium as a preventive measure against cardiovascular disease, but this target has not been achieved in any country. This recommendation is primarily based on individual-level data from short-term trials of blood pressure (BP) wit...

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Published in:The Lancet
Main Author: Mente A.; O'Donnell M.; Rangarajan S.; McQueen M.; Dagenais G.; Wielgosz A.; Lear S.; Ah S.T.L.; Wei L.; Diaz R.; Avezum A.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Lanas F.; Mony P.; Szuba A.; Iqbal R.; Yusuf R.; Mohammadifard N.; Khatib R.; Yusoff K.; Ismail N.; Gulec S.; Rosengren A.; Yusufali A.; Kruger L.; Tsolekile L.P.; Chifamba J.; Dans A.; Alhabib K.F.; Yeates K.; Teo K.; Yusuf S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lancet Publishing Group 2018
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85051107558&doi=10.1016%2fS0140-6736%2818%2931376-X&partnerID=40&md5=3835e53788b035d2d735588cdae13687

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