Open AccessGlobal Sodium Consumption and Death from Cardiovascular Causes
Author(s) -
Dariush Mozaffarian,
Saman Fahimi,
Gitanjali Singh,
Renata Micha,
Shahab Khatibzadeh,
Rebecca E Engell,
Stephen S Lim,
Goodarz Danaei,
Majid Ezzati,
John Powles
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1304127
Subject(s) - sodium , blood pressure , medicine , disease , risk factor , cardiology , chemistry , organic chemistry
High sodium intake increases blood pressure, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but the effects of sodium intake on global cardiovascular mortality are uncertain.
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