CellWell record HH-148372
Optimal serum potassium concentrations in heart failure: an individual patient data meta-analysis
Ryohei Ono; Misato Chimura; Kieran F Docherty; Alasdair D Henderson; Ross Campbell; Akshay S Desai; Michel Komajda; Milton Packer; Marc A Pfeffer; Bertram Pitt; John R Teerlink; Faiez Zannad; Muthiah Vaduganathan; Orly Vardeny; Mingming Yang; Pardeep S Jhund; Scott D Solomon; John J V McMurray
2026
In plain language
A pooled analysis of over 46,000 heart failure patients found the lowest mortality risk at baseline serum potassium of 4.2 to 5.0 mmol/L, with hypokalemia strongly linked to worse outcomes in HFrEF.
- Evidence
- Established
- Design
- Meta-analysis
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