(Press-News.org) About The Study: The results of this cluster trial demonstrate that salt substitution was safe, along with reduced risks of stroke recurrence and death, which underscores large health gains from scaling up this low-cost intervention among patients with stroke.
Corresponding Authors: To contact the corresponding authors, email Lijing L. Yan, MPH, PhD, (lijing.yan@duke.edu) and Maoyi Tian, PhD, (maoyi.tian@hrbmu.edu.cn)
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Salt substitution and recurrent stroke and death
JAMA Cardiology
2025-02-05
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[Press-News.org] Salt substitution and recurrent stroke and deathJAMA Cardiology