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Reported High Salt Intake Is Associated with Increased Prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Larger Aortic Diameter in Older Men

BACKGROUND: Salt intake has been implicated in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) through studies in rodent models but not previously studied in humans. The aim of this study was to examine the association between reported addition of salt to food and the prevalence of AAA. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Golledge, Jonathan, Hankey, Graeme J., Yeap, Bu B., Almeida, Osvaldo P., Flicker, Leon, Norman, Paul E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4103816/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25036037
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102578
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