Thursday, February 09, 2012

 

K Kalium potasium hypokalemia

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

U-Shaped Association Between Potassium Level and Acute-MI Mortality

February 8, 2012 | Joel M. Gore, MD

Hypokalemia was associated with increased mortality, but so were serum potassium levels ≥4.5 mEq/L, suggesting that repletion measures should be moderated.

Reviewing: Goyal A et al. JAMA 2012 Jan 11; 307:157

Scirica BM and Morrow DA. JAMA 2012 Jan 11; 307:195


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