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The Relation of Cardiovascular Phenomena to Metabolic Changes in a Patient with Chronic Hypokalemia

Author(s) -

Edward J. Huth,

Russell D. Squires

Publication year - 1956

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.14.1.60

Subject(s) - hypokalemia , medicine , potassium , cardiology , metabolic disorder , endocrinology , organic chemistry , chemistry

Cardiovascular phenomena were studied and correlated with metabolic data in an adult male with chronic hypokalemia. The appearance and disappearance of postural hypotension, the changes in heart rate, the S-T segment shifts, and the U-wave amplitudes correlated well with the changing serum potassium level during experimental acute potassium depletion. QRS and T-wave changes could not be correlated with metabolic data. Comparison with the cardiovascular manifestations of experimental potassium depletion in normal subjects suggested that this patient had a chronic potassium depletion of at least 300 mEq.

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