五十年前就有人提出补钾可降低血压。目前已经证明:对于轻度或中度特发性高血压的病人,适当地补钾,可以引起一种稍微而明显的高血压下降。在对随机抽样的23名病人的双盲交叉试验中,每天服用8片“慢钾片”(Slow-k,汽巴药厂产品,每片含mmol k~+),在治疗的第4周,仰卧的收缩压和舒张压明显下降。站立时收缩压也明显下降,但舒张压没有什么改变。及至第4周,4％ Fifty years ago someone proposed potassium can lower blood pressure. It has been demonstrated that proper potassium replenishment can cause a slight but significant decrease in blood pressure in patients with mild or moderate essential hypertension. In a double-blind crossover study of 23 randomized patients, 8 tablets of “Slow-k” (products from the Ciba plant containing mmol k + per tablet) were taken daily for the first 4 weeks of treatment , Supine systolic and diastolic pressure decreased significantly. Standing systolic blood pressure also decreased significantly, but no change in diastolic blood pressure. By the fourth week, 4%