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In this study in which sodium intake was estimated on the basis of measured urinary excretion, an estimated sodium intake between 3 g per day and 6 g per day was associated with a lower risk of death and cardiovascular events than was either a higher or lower estimated level of intake. As compared with an estimated potassium excretion that was less than 1.50 g per day, higher potassium excretion was associated with a lower risk of death and cardiovascular events. (Funded by the Population Health Research Institute and others.).

Full funding sources listed at the end of the paper (see Acknowledgments).

Population Health Research Institute, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Strategy for Patient Oriented Research through the Ontario SPOR Support Unit, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, pharmaceutical companies (with major contributions from AstraZeneca [Canada], Sanofi Aventis [France and Canada], Boehringer Ingelheim [Germany amd Canada], Servier, and GlaxoSmithKline), Novartis and King Pharma, and national or local organisations in participating countries.

BSERVATIONAL DATA INDIcate that following an acute coronary syndrome, those who adhere to a healthier lifestyle have a lower risk of recurrent events. [1][2][3] Smoking cessation is associ-ated with a lower risk of death and myocardial infarction, high-quality diets 1,4 and regular exercise are associated with lower risk of death or recurrent cardiovascular disease events after a myocardial infarction. [1][2][3] Thus, avoidance of smoking or its cessation, improving diet quality, and increasing physical ac-tivity level are recommended for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.