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Frequency and predictors of hyperkalemia in the heart failure outpatient clinic

Acta Medica Alanya, 2022
Aim: Hyperkalemia is a common and potentially life-threatening problem in heart failure (HF). In this study, we aimed to show the frequency of hyperkalemia and related factors in the HF outpatient clinic with real-life data.Methods: 1 146 patients ...
Şakir Arslan, Göksel Çağırcı, Anıl Şahin, Ahmet Genç, Gülsüm Meral Yılmaz Öztekin   +4 more
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Clinical and electrocardiogram presentations of patients with high serum potassium concentrations within emergency settings: a prospective study

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Elevated potassium level is a common and reversible peri-arrest condition. Diagnosis and management of hyperkalemia in a short time is critical, where electrocardiogram (ECG) alterations might be helpful.
Liqaa A. Raffee, Khaled Z. Alawneh, Muhannad J. Ababneh, Heba H. Hijazi, Rabah M. Al abdi, Mahmoud M. Aboozour, Fadi A. Alghzawi, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi   +7 more
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Management of Chronic Hyperkalemia in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: An Old Problem With News Options

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Hyperkalemia is one of the main electrolyte disorders in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The prevalence of hyperkalemia increases as the Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) declines.
Enrique Morales, Enrique Morales, Enrique Morales, Paolo Cravedi, Joaquin Manrique, Joaquin Manrique   +5 more
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The Impact of a Computerized Potassium Alert on Adverse Drug Events and Pharmacists' Interventions [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Hyperkalemia is one of the most common drug-related electrolyte abnormalities resulting in adverse drug events (ADEs) at our institution. Objective: To determine the effect of a computerized pharmacy alert on the number of adverse events ...
Dikkhush, Dimple, Lannigan, Jeffry, Mansour, Hanine, Whalen, Karen L.   +3 more
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Clinical and Economic Burden of Hyperkalemia: A Nationwide Hospital-Based Cohort Study in JapanPlain-Language Summary

Kidney Medicine, 2020
Rationale & Objective: Hyperkalemia is a common electrolyte abnormality of chronic kidney disease and heart failure associated with increased mortality and morbidity. We aimed to assess the long-term economic burden of hyperkalemia.
Eiichiro Kanda, Naoki Kashihara, Shun Kohsaka, Suguru Okami, Toshitaka Yajima   +4 more
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Aliskiren, enalapril, or aliskiren and enalapril in heart failure [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND Among patients with chronic heart failure, angiotensin-converting–enzyme (ACE) inhibitors reduce mortality and hospitalization, but the role of a renin inhibitor in such patients is unknown.
], Akshay S. Desai, Barry M. Massie, Claudio Borghi, for the ATMOSPHERE Committees Investigators [, Georgia Tarnesby, Henry Krum, John J.V. McMurray, Kenneth Dickstein, Lars V. Køber, M. Atif Ali, Nicola Greenlaw, Qing Shao, Scott D. Solomon, William T. Abraham, Yanntong Chiang   +15 more
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Hyperkalemia or Not? A Diagnostic Pitfall in the Emergency Department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Hyperkalemia, a potentially life-threatening electrolyte disturbance, is commonly encountered in the Emergency Department (ED). However, the frequency of factitious hyperkalemia, an artificially elevated potassium level in hyperkalemic ED ...
Frank-Peter Stephan, Florian N. Riede, Luca Ünlü, Gioele Capoferri, Tito Bosia, Axel Regeniter, Roland Bingisser, Christian H. Nickel   +7 more
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Modern Approaches to the Management of Patients with Hyperkaliemia

Архивъ внутренней медицины, 2022
Hyperkalemia is the most common electrolyte imbalance in clinical practice. Hyperkalemia can be caused by an increased intake of potassium into the body, the shift of potassium out of cells or an abnormal renal potassium excretion.
E. V. Reznik, A. I. Selivanov, A. R. Lutsenko, L. A. Garanina, G. N. Golukhov   +4 more
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Synergistic Effects of Normal‐Range Serum Sodium and Potassium on Mortality: The Modifying Role of Inflammation From a NHANES Cohort Analysis

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
Nonlinear associations of serum sodium levels with cardiovascular (A) and all‐cause mortality (B)among 32,837 adults. Nonlinear associations of serum potassium levels with cardiovascular (C) and all‐cause mortality (D) among 32,837 adults. ABSTRACT Background This study aimed to investigate the associations of serum sodium and potassium levels within ...
Haofeng Zhang, Fudong He, Zhenger Fang, Guangjun Zheng, Biying Zhou, Xia Chen, Mingliang Liu, Guang Hao   +7 more
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Narrative Review of Incremental Hemodialysis. [PDF]

, 2020
The prescription of hemodialysis (HD) in patients with incident end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is fundamentally empirical. The abrupt transition from nondialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) to thrice-weekly in-center HD of much the same dialysis ...
Garneata, Liliana, Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar, Moossavi, Shahriar, Murea, Mariana   +3 more
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