The effects of potassium on cardiovascular risk
arrhythmias, hypertensive, strokes
ARRHYTHMIAS, STROKES
The protective effects of high potassium intake on cardiovascular outcomes have been reported in several studies. The potassium-induced lowering effect on blood pressure in hypertensive patients and reduction in the risk of strokes is particularly well documented [To our knowledge this is the first study to investigate myocardial function after actively increasing potassium levels in a randomized controlled setting. The study showed an improvement in GLS which has been repeatedly reported to be a strong predictor of arrhythmias [