supported by research grants(Nos.U01HL072507,R01HL087263,and R01HL090682)from the National Heart,Lung;Blood Institute,National Institutes of Health,Bethesda,MD.Upsher-Smith Laboratories,Maple Grove,MN,has provided Klor-Con M20 potassium tablets for the GenSalt study.
Dietary potassium-supplementation has been associated with a decreased risk of hypertension and other cardiovascular outcomes.However,blood pressure(BP)responses to potassium supplementation vary among individuals.Thi...