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General Hospital Medicine
In light of recent data suggesting that potassium-enriched salt substitution reduces cardiovascular events, have you reconsidered implementing specialized diets for hospitalized patients with hypertension or heart failure?
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2105675
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