Hyperkalemia Is Associated With Increased Mortality Among Unselected Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Patients

Hyperkalemia Is Associated With Increased Mortality Among Unselected Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Patients

Background Hyperkalemia has been associated with increased mortality in patients with myocardial infarction, but few data exist regarding hyperkalemia in cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) patients. We hypothesize that hyperkalemia is associated with increased mortality in unselected CICU patients....

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Main Authors: Benjamin Brueske, Mandeep S. Sidhu, Joshua Schulman‐Marcus, Kianoush B. Kashani, Gregory W. Barsness, Jacob C. Jentzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
critical care
intensive care unit
potassium
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011814

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011814

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