The association between sodium intake and coronary and carotid atherosclerosis in the general Swedish population.
Jonas WuopioYi-Ting LingMarju Orho-MelanderGunnar EngströmJohan ÄrnlövPublished in: European heart journal open (2023)
Higher est24hNa was associated with both coronary and carotid atherosclerosis in minimal adjusted models. The association seemed mainly mediated by blood pressure but to some degree also influenced by other established cardiovascular risk factors.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- blood pressure
- coronary artery
- metabolic syndrome
- heart rate
- hypertensive patients
- aortic stenosis
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- skeletal muscle
- physical activity
- blood glucose
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- weight loss
- aortic valve
- atrial fibrillation