The Claim
In patients with established cardiovascular disease, a sodium-to-potassium urinary excretion ratio between 2.60 and 2.71 is associated with the lowest risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, while both lower and higher ratios are associated with increased risk, indicating a J-shaped relationship.
What the research says
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For people who already have heart disease, having just the right balance of salt and potassium in their urine — not too much, not too little — seems to be linked to the lowest chance of heart problems or dying from any cause. Too little or too much of this balance is linked to higher risks.
See the scientific wording
In patients with established cardiovascular disease, a sodium-to-potassium urinary excretion ratio between 2.60 and 2.71 is associated with the lowest risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, with both lower and higher ratios linked to increased risk, indicating a J-shaped relationship.
What the research says
1 studyThis study found that for heart disease patients, having just the right balance of sodium and potassium in urine — not too much, not too little — is linked to the lowest risk of heart problems and death. The best balance was right in the range the claim says.
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