Potassium Intake and Risk of Stroke in Women With Hypertension and Nonhypertension in the Women's Health Initiative [Clinical Sciences]
Conclusions—
High potassium intake is associated with a lower risk of all stroke and ischemic stroke, as well as all-cause mortality in older women, particularly those who are not hypertensive.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Seth, A., Mossavar-Rahmani, Y., Kamensky, V., Silver, B., Lakshminarayan, K., Prentice, R., Van Horn, L., Wassertheil-Smoller, S. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research
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