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My pvc, s are made much worse by a small amount of salt in food, why?
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Volume overload: Perhaps you have salt sensitive hypertension -- the addition of salt also causes volume overload and increases intracardiac pressure and strain --.
Answered 10/3/2016
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PVC and salt: Possibly your PVC are related to a blood volume induced stretch in your cardiac chambers; salt will do that to blood volume;
Answered 9/4/2014
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