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Question:
Does taking salt help interrupt an episode of atrial fib?
I had an episode of AFIB last night and tried a glass of orange juice with 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Is this remedy still valid? I did convert fairly quickly, but would like to know why the salt? I thought the goal was to eliminate salt.
submitted by Trish from Houston, Texas on 11/25/2014
Answer:
by Texas Heart Institute cardiologist, J. Alberto Lopez, MD
Nonsense. Salt (sodium) load may be harmful. That practice should not be done.
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