Admission serum potassium level is associated with in-hospital and long-term mortality in ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Uluganyan, Mahmut; Ekmekci, Ahmet; Murat, Ahmet; Avsar, Sahin; Ulutas, Turker; Uyarel, Huseyin; Bozbay, Mehmet; Cicek, Gokhan; Karaca, Gurkan; Eren, Mehmet

doi:10.5152/akd.2015.5706

Admission serum potassium level is associated with in-hospital and long-term mortality in ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Uluganyan M. , Ekmekci A., Murat A., Avsar S., Ulutas T. K. , Uyarel H., ...More

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.16, no.1, pp.10-15, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 16 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.5152/akd.2015.5706
Title of Journal : ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.10-15

Abstract

Objective: Current guidelines recommend a serum potassium (sK) level of 4.0-5.0 mmol/L in acute myocardial infarction patients. Recent trials have demonstrated an increased mortality rate with an sK level of >4.5 mmol/L. The aim of this study was to figure out the relation between admission sK level and in-hospital and long-term mortality and ventricular arrhythmias.