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Analysis v1
Strong Support
In human blood vessel cells, too much salt compared to potassium makes damage from a blood pressure-related substance worse, but two blood pressure medicines (losartan and a combo of losartan with amlodipine) still work just as well to protect the cells, even when salt levels are high.
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The study tested whether blood pressure drugs still work in cells exposed to high salt relative to potassium, and found they do — just like the claim says.
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No contradicting evidence found
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