Papers/PMID:25673113
Effects of sodium and potassium supplementation on blood pressure and arterial stiffness: a fully controlled dietary intervention study.
Journal of human hypertension2015The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint · 1 null
What it reported
How to read these marksEvery finding here is a null result.
What did not
1 finding
K(+) — no detected effect on augmentation index
Evidence strength: very limited.FindingNull result“Pulse wave velocity and augmentation index were not significantly affected by sodium or potassium supplementation.”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of sodium and potassium supplementation on blood pressure and arterial stiffness: a fully controlled dietary intervention study.. - Study
- crossover
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Dose
- supplemental potassium 3 g per day in capsules for 4 weeks
- Population
- Untreated pre-hypertensive and hypertensive adults on a fully controlled diet relatively low in sodium and potassium; potassium compared with placebo in a randomised crossover design
Effects of sodium and potassium supplementation on blood pressure and arterial stiffness: a fully controlled dietary intervention study.2015PMID:2567311310.1038/jhh.2015.3Permalink