Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Oct 2016
Serum Potassium, Mortality, and Kidney Outcomes in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
To investigate the association between serum potassium, mortality, and kidney outcomes in the general population and whether potassium-altering medications modify these associations. ⋯ Higher values of serum potassium were associated with a higher risk of mortality in the general population. Lower levels of potassium were associated with adverse kidney outcomes and mortality among participants not taking potassium-wasting diuretics.