Prognostic Impact of Mild Hypokalemia in Terms of Death and Stroke in the General Population —A Prospective Population Study

Potassium supplementation reduces the risk of cardiovascular mortality and stroke in population studies; however, the prognostic impact of mild hypokalemia in the general population has not been thoroughly investigated. We aimed to investigate associations between mild hypokalemia and endpoints in the general population.

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Source: The American Journal of Medicine - October 9, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nick Mattsson, Olav Wendelboe Nielsen, Linda Johnson, Eva Prescott, Peter Schnohr, Gorm Boje Jensen, Lars K øber, Ahmad Sajadieh Tags: Clinical Research Study Source Type: research