Low Potassium Levels Linked To Increased Long-Term Mortality In Heart Failure Patients

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New research from University of Alabama at Birmingham indicates that patients with heart failure who have low to low-normal serum potassium levels are at increased risk of death. The study, published in the European Heart Journal, is the first to look directly at the long-term effect of low potassium levels in a population of propensity-matched heart failure patients.

Keywords: Potassium Levels heart failure