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ArticleBritish journal of cardiac nursing2023

Improving cardiovascular health by replacing salt with low-sodium salt substitutes: a synthesis of existing evidence.

Areej Mohamed, Zundus Ali-Heybe, Oliver Hamer, James Hill

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Article in British journal of cardiac nursing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Areej MohamedBlackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool, UK.
Zundus Ali-HeybeBlackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool, UK.
Oliver HamerUniversity of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
James HillUniversity of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.

Funding

Department of Health NIHR200182
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally, hypertension is a significant contributor to cardiovascular, renal diseases and death. Increased dietary salt intake raises the risk of hypertension, which in turn raises the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and kidney disorders. A practical approach to minimising salt intake to lower blood pressure is to use low salt sodium substitutes. However, there is some evidence that salt substitutes may lead to adverse events such as hyperkalaemia, which can cause arrythmias and cardiac arrests. Existing evidence is unclear as to whom is at risk of harm from low sodium salt substitutes, and thus there is now a need for a concise synthesis of evidence to guide healthcare practitioners. The aim of this commentary is to summarise the efficiency of substituting low sodium salt substitutes with regular salt for lowering blood pressure in adult, children, and pregnant women.

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Blood pressureCardiovascularHypertensionNursingSaltSystematic review

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PMID38813081
PMCPMC7616018

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