The Frequency and Association of Dyskalemias With Types of Arrhythmias and Their Predictors in Emergency Cardiac Care Patients
Potassium derangements are common in emergency cardiac patients and significantly increase the risk of arrhythmias. Hypokalemia predisposes to ventricular arrhythmias, while hyperkalemia more often results in bradyarrhythmias and conduction blocks. Chronic kidney disease is an independent predictor of arrhythmias.
Authors
- Bushra Nabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3555-4025)
- Syed Bukhari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0457-336X)
- Hafeez Ullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0640-2628)
- Qazi M Tufail
- A. Mushtaq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4575-145X)
- Muhammad Usama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3768-4202)
- Usama Tariq
Institutions
- Allama Iqbal Medical College (PK)
- Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences (PK)
- Shaikh Zayed Hospital (PK)
- Benenden Hospital (GB)
- Nara Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.96528
- Primary Topic
- Potassium and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00