Fig. 2From: Impact of plasma potassium normalization on short-term mortality in patients with hypertension and hypokalemia or low normal potassiumAll-cause and cardiovascular mortality after hypokalemia or borderline hypokalemia according to subsequent potassium measurements in patients treated with combination antihypertensive therapy (60-days follow-up, n = 8976). Potassium interval K: 3.8–4.0 mmol/L represented the reference range. Adjusted for age, gender, serum sodium, renal insufficiency, malignancy, heart failure, chronic liver disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, atrial flutter/fibrillation, stroke and ischemic heart disease, antihypertensive therapy, corticosteroids, antimicrobials, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, potassium supplement, xanthines, laxativesBack to article page