Reducing sodium intake to prevent stroke: time for action, not hesitation

Stroke. 2014 Mar;45(3):909-11. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.002870. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

Author

Lawrence J Appel¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

PMID: 24448991
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.002870

No abstract available

Keywords: blood pressure; hypertension; sodium; sodium chloride, dietary; stroke.

MeSH terms

Aged
Blood Pressure / physiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
Diet, Sodium-Restricted*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Humans
Sodium, Dietary / administration & dosage
Sodium, Dietary / adverse effects
Stroke / diet therapy
Stroke / physiopathology
Stroke / prevention & control*

Substances

Sodium, Dietary