This prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) demonstrated that, compared with a reactive strategy of potassium supplementation ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In adult patients on hemodialysis, a low serum potassium level was associated with a 1.4-fold higher risk of ...

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.