A new study used plasma potassium measurements to examine the incidence of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia in patients with heart failure. Hyperkalemia and hypokalemia occurred in 24.4% and 20.3% of ...

Investigators found the highest risks of short-term hospital and emergency department visits among patients with very low and very high serum potassium levels. Outpatient dyskalemias are associated ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fewer patients with hyperkalemia were prescribed renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors for HF.

A recent analysis explored whether potassium monitoring could be used as a prognostic tool in the setting of incident HF. The study showed higher incidence of mortality in the dyskalemia ranges, and ...

acute-myocardial-infarction-heart-failure-0416 Elderly patients hospitalized for heart failure who have high serum potassium levels at admission are at increased risk of readmission for heart failure ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Between 11% and 17% of patients with chronic kidney disease developed chronic hyperkalemia, which was more ...

Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at higher risk of hospitalization or requiring an emergency room (ER) visit in the short-term if they have abnormal potassium levels, a ...

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A potassium blood test measures the potassium level in your blood to check your general health and diagnose conditions.