Association between hypo- and hyperkalemia and outcome in acute heart failure patients: the role of medications.

Matthieu LegrandPierre-Olivier LudesZiad MassyPatrick RossignolJiri ParenicaJin-Joo ParkShiro IshiharaKhalid F AlHabibAldo MaggioniÒscar MiróNaoki SatoAlain Cohen-SolalEnrique FairmanJohan LassusVeli-Pekka HarjolaChristian MuellerFranck W PeacockDong-Ju ChoiPatrick PlaisanceJindřich SpinarMikhail KosiborodAlexandre MebazaaEtienne Gayatnull null

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2017)

In patients with AHF, sK+ > 4.5 mmol/L appears to be associated with 90-day mortality. B-blockers have potentially a protective effect in the setting of hyperkalemia.

Keyphrases

liver failure
respiratory failure
cardiovascular events
ejection fraction
angiotensin converting enzyme
drug induced
aortic dissection
risk factors
hepatitis b virus
acute respiratory distress syndrome