Estudo randomizado por cluster | Uma intervenção domiciliar de substituição do sal é custo-efetiva para a prevenção de AVC e melhorar a qualidade de vida.

Cost-effectiveness of a Household Salt Substitution Intervention: Findings From 20,995 Participants of the Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS) – Circulation

Comentário: ACC: Use of Salt Substitute to Prevent Stroke Is Cost-Saving – HealthDay

Estudo original: #ESCCongress – Cluster RCT: Among patients at increased risk for stroke, salt substitution (75% sodium chloride and 25% potassium chloride by mass) reduced the rates of stroke, major cardiovascular events, and death from any cause.

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