A diet rich in bananas, avocados and spinach can slash the risk of heart failure and death by almost a quarter, a study suggests. Doctors found boosting patients’ intake of potassium through dietary ...

Avocados have more potassium than bananas and offer healthy fats and fiber. Salmon contains potassium and omega-3 fatty acids, which are good for heart health. Sweet potatoes are full of potassium, ...

Eating more potassium-rich foods like bananas may help lower blood pressure. Biological sex and age influence how the body responds to sodium and potassium. One banana a day contributes to 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, ...

A MULTICENTRE Danish trial has shown that actively increasing plasma potassium levels to the high-normal range significantly lowers the risk of ventricular arrhythmias, unplanned hospitalisation, and ...

The body needs the mineral potassium to regulate muscle contraction. The heart, being a muscle, may respond to changes in potassium levels by developing an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. Atrial ...

MADRID, Spain—Increasing low potassium levels improves clinical outcomes among patients with cardiovascular disease and a high risk for ventricular arrhythmias, the randomized POTCAST trial shows.

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Offspring blood pressure (OBP) may be programmed during pregnancy. Accordingly, maternal third‐trimester 24‐hour urine aldosterone levels are associated with fetoplacental trophic effects. Furthermore ...