Monthly Archives: November 2021

Sodium and Potassium Intakes Linked to Cardiovascular Risk

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Higher sodium and lower potassium intakes, as measured in multiple 24-hour urine samples, were associated in a dose–response manner with a higher cardiovascular risk in a pooled random-effects meta-analysis of individual-participant data from six prospective cohorts of generally healthy adults in the US. The analysis included 10,709 participants, mean age […]

Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia Prognostic

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Pooled analysis of 2 US prospective cohort studies of patients with stable coronary heart disease (CHD) suggested that myocardial ischemia with mental stress, compared with no ischemia with mental stress, was significantly associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) death or nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI). The analysis included 918 […]