Cut the salt and ditch the drugs: Controlling blood pressure in dialysis patients
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 16:12
in Health & Medicine
For kidney patients trying to control their blood pressure, reducing fluid build-up in the blood is more effective than using antihypertensive medications, according to an analysis appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The research suggests that lowering salt intake may help reduce build-up.