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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