The Claim
In patients with cardiovascular disease, higher estimated urinary potassium excretion is linearly associated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, with each 1 g/day increase linked to a 1.04 mmHg rise in systolic blood pressure and a 0.61 mmHg rise in diastolic blood pressure, a finding contrary to expected physiological effects.
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For people with heart disease, the more potassium their body gets rid of in urine, the higher their blood pressure tends to be — every extra gram of potassium excreted per day raises systolic pressure by about 1 point and diastolic by about 0.6 points, which is the opposite of what doctors usually expect.
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In patients with cardiovascular disease, higher estimated urinary potassium excretion is linearly associated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, with each 1 g/day increase linked to a 1.04 mmHg rise in systolic and 0.61 mmHg rise in diastolic pressure — a finding contrary to expected physiological effects.
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