Journal article
Increased Salt Intake for Orthostatic Intolerance Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend increased salt intake as a first-line recommendation in the management of symptomatic orthostatic hypotension and recurrent syncope. There have been no systematic reviews of this intervention. We sought to summarize the evidence for increased salt intake in patients with orthostatic intolerance syndromes.
METHODS: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies in PubMed, EMBASE, and CINAHL. …
Authors
Loughlin EA; Judge CS; Gorey SE; Costello MM; Murphy RP; Waters RF; Hughes DS; Kenny RA; O'Donnell MJ; Canavan MD
Journal
The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 133, No. 12, pp. 1471–1478.e4
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.05.028
ISSN
0002-9343