Low-normal serum potassium is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and all-cause death in community-based elderly

Several studies have already reported that serum potassium (SK) correlated inversely with adverse events among patients with preexisting cardiovascular disease and impaired renal function; less is known about the prognostic value of SK at the normal range in community-based elderly individuals. This...

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Main Authors: Ying-Ho Lai, Hsin-Bang Leu, Wen-Ting Yeh, Hsing-Yi Chang, Wen-Harn Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615000285