Effects of salt substitutes on cardiovascular events and death

Although salt substitutes reduced in sodium and added with potassium have been shown to be effective in reducing blood pressure, their effects on patients’ cardiovascular system and safety were unclear. During the 2021 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, the Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS) was presented; it was published under the name […]

Relationship between electrocardiographic abnormalities and in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19

It has been evident that the high level of troponin in patients hospitalized for COVID-19  is an independent variable that, however, is  associated with hospital mortality,  and that it rises the risk of  various  complications. The objective of the study  "Electrocardiographic abnormalities in COVID-19 patients visiting the emergency department: a multicenter retrospective study"  by Hugo […]