title: [Salt, hypertension and cardiovascular risk].
abstract: For more than a century salt and blood pressure have been linked. Prospective randomized clinical trials and meta-analyses provided evidence that a reduction of daily salt intake of 100 mmol will lower systolic blood pressure by 3-5 mm Hg, whereas diastolic blood pressure can be reduced by 1 mm Hg. The effect of salt restriction depends strongly on individual salt sensitivity. Whether a reduction of salt intake will ultimately result in a decline of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality remains to be determined in future studies.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Poliklinik, Universitätsspital, Basel. gkaufmann@uhbs.ch
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeller
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D004035:Diet Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary