Serum Potassium Is Positively Associated With Stroke and Mortality in the Large, Population-Based Malmö Preventive Project Cohort | Zendy

Linda Johnson | Zendy; Nick Mattsson | Zendy; Ahmad Sajadieh | Zendy; Per Wollmer | Zendy; Martin Söderholm | Zendy

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Serum Potassium Is Positively Associated With Stroke and Mortality in the Large, Population-Based Malmö Preventive Project Cohort

Author(s) -

Linda Johnson,

Nick Mattsson,

Ahmad Sajadieh,

Per Wollmer,

Martin Söderholm

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.117.018148

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , cohort , cohort study , population , demography , gerontology , environmental health , mechanical engineering , engineering , sociology

Low serum potassium is associated with stroke in populations with cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus but has not been studied in a mainly healthy population. We aimed to study the relation between serum potassium and incident stroke and mortality in the Malmö Preventive Project, a large cohort with screening in early mid-life and follow-up >25 years.

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