Oral potassium supplementation for management of essential hypertension: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

IMPORTANCE:Increased dietary potassium intake is thought to be associated with low blood pressure (BP). Whether potassium supplementation may be used as an antihypertensive agent is a question that should be answered. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of oral potassium supplementation on blood pressure...

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Main Authors: Jalal Poorolajal, Fatemeh Zeraati, Ali Reza Soltanian, Vida Sheikh, Elham Hooshmand, Akram Maleki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5395164?pdf=render