Large potassium shifts during dialysis enhance cardiac repolarization instability.
Dominik SchüttlerUlf SchönermarckFelix WennerMarcell ToepferKonstantinos D RizasAxel BauerStefan BrunnerWolfgang HammPublished in: Journal of nephrology (2020)
We provide evidence that large potassium shifts during HD enhance sympathetic activity-associated repolarization instability. This could facilitate the occurrence of malignant arrhythmias, and PRD measurements might serve as a non-invasive monitoring tool in HD patients in future.