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Should we liberalize potassium intake in CKD? No, we should not
Although a high dietary sodium (Na) intake has dominated our understanding of pathophysiology of hypertension, the moderating effects of a dietary potassium (K) intake on blood pressure (BP) are less appreciated. K depletion in normotensive men can increase BP,1 supplementation of K among normotensive women can modestly lower 24-hour ambulatory BP,2 and in those with untreated hypertension3 or among those with hypertension and hypokalemia provoked by diuretics, K supplementation can lower BP.4 A cluster randomized trial from 600 villages in China in people with a history of previous stroke (72.6%) or a history of hypertens...
Source: Kidney International - September 20, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Rajiv Agarwal Tags: Controversies in Nephrology Source Type: research