Swedish investigators looked at potassium levels and all-cause mortality in HFrEF patients at 30 days, 12 months, and 5 years. Over all 3 time frames, the sweet spot in terms of lowest hazard risk for ...

"The clinical implication of this finding is that among those that present with hyperkalemia it’s important to lower the potassium level to just the ‘right’ amount—between 4.1 and 5.5 mmol/L—and not ...

Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO Key Takeaways A potassium blood test measures the potassium level in your blood to ...

A new trial investigating high-normal serum potassium levels for people at high risk of ventricular arrhythmias delivered promising results. Compared to a control group, people with these elevated ...

Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Key Takeaways Potassium supplements can help lower blood pressure if your potassium ...

Madrid, Spain – 29 August 2025: Targeting high-normal potassium levels reduced the risk of arrhythmias, hospitalisation for heart failure or arrhythmia and death compared with no intervention, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In adult patients on hemodialysis, a low serum potassium level was associated with a 1.4-fold higher risk of ...

Low to low-normal serum potassium concentrations were associated with worse survival, investigators also reported. In patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) transitioning to dialysis, ...

This prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) demonstrated that, compared with a reactive strategy of potassium supplementation ...

The currently spreading COVID-19 pandemic has been found to present in various ways, often with respiratory symptoms, but also with significant gut symptoms, skin symptoms, and in critical illness, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Trial results show patiromer is effective in controlling hyperkalemia and helps to reduce the risk of ...