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Editorial
. 2021 Oct;8(2):e001730.
doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001730.

Low-grade metabolic acidosis as a driver of chronic disease: a 21st century public health crisis

James J DiNicolantonio  1 , James O'Keefe  2
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Editorial

Low-grade metabolic acidosis as a driver of chronic disease: a 21st century public health crisis

James J DiNicolantonio et al. Open Heart. 2021 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: coronary vessels; myocardial infarction; vascular malformations.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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The harms of low-grade metabolic acidosis: adapted from Passey. Reducing the dietary acid load: how a more alkaline diet benefits patients with chronic kidney disease 2016. pCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide.
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