Low-normal serum potassium is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and all-cause death in community-based elderly
Several studies have already reported that serum potassium (SK) correlated inversely with adverse events among patients with preexisting cardiovascular disease and impaired renal function; less is known about the prognostic value of SK at the normal range in community-based elderly individuals. This...
Main Authors: | Ying-Ho Lai, Hsin-Bang Leu, Wen-Ting Yeh, Hsing-Yi Chang, Wen-Harn Pan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-06-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615000285 |
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