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...
The study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.30500291).
The relationship between the tenth exon C825T of G-protein β3 subunit(GNB3)genetic polymorphism and hypertension in the Uygur population of China was investigated.A nested case-control study(n=738)was carried out.Pol...