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Genetic variants in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and blood pressure responses to potassium intake.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Sept 2011
He Jiang, Gu Dongfeng, Kelly Tanika N, Hixson James E, Rao Dabeeru C, Jaquish Cashell E, Chen Jing, Zhao Qi, Gu Chi, Huang Jianfeng, Shimmin Lawrence C, Chen Ji-Chun, Mu Jianjun, Ji Xu, Liu De-Pei, Whelton Paul K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Observational epidemiologic studies and clinical trials have documented that dietary potassium intake lowers blood pressure (BP). We examined the association between genetic variants in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and BP responses to potassium intervention. METHODS: A 7-day high-sodium followed by a 7-day high-sodium plus 60 mmol/day potassium-supplementation feeding study was conducted...
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