title: New oral salt in treatment of high blood pressure.
abstract: The roles of sodium, potassium and magnesium in the etiology of high blood pressure are reviewed. Mechanisms of action for these cations in alterations of systemic blood pressure are discussed. A rationale for the introduction of a new Na-K-Mg salt for the prevention and treatment of hypertension in human subjects is presented. Preliminary results with this new Na-K-Mg salt are promising.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karppanen
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002412:Cations / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D012982:Sodium, Dietary