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. 2012 Feb 28;9(5):259-60.
doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2012.28.

Acute coronary syndromes. Challenging accepted post-MI serum potassium targets

Sean van Diepen  1 , Christopher B Granger
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Acute coronary syndromes. Challenging accepted post-MI serum potassium targets

Sean van Diepen et al. Nat Rev Cardiol. .

Abstract

On the basis of high-quality observational data, Goyal et al. have found that serum potassium levels <3.5 mmol/l or ≥4.5 mmol/l are associated with increased in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction. We discuss whether target potassium levels in clinical practice and guidelines should be changed to 3.5–4.5 mmol/l.

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