Correlation of Iatrogenic mild hyperkalaemia and bradyarrhythmia: a problem of polypharmacy in elderly

Mild hyperkalaemia does not typically cause cardiac symptoms. However, for an elderly patient on atrio-ventricular (AV) nodal blocker, even mild hyperkalaemia may result in disastrous outcome. We report a case of persistent bradyarrythmia caused by iatrogenic hyperkalaemia in a patient who had conco...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmad NH (Author), Tan, Toh Leong (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2017.
Online Access:Get fulltext