Hypokalaemia: Clinical Signifi cance and Role in the Mechanisms Underlying Cardiac Arrhythmogenesis

Hypokalaemia: Clinical Signifi cance and Role in the Mechanisms Underlying Cardiac Arrhythmogenesis

Hypokalaemia is the most common electrolyte abnormality seen in cardiac patients, which represents a side effect of diuretic therapy or results from the overactivation of the renin-angiotensinaldosterone system and the sympathetic nervous system in heart failure. Hypokalaemia is known to contribute...

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Main Author: О. Е. Osadchii
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation. “Kuban State Medical University” 2019-09-01
Series:Кубанский научный медицинский вестник
Subjects:
hypokalemia
cardiac arrhythmia
electrophysiological mechanisms
Online Access:https://ksma.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1863

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