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Europace Advance Access originally published online on January 31, 2009
Europace 2009 11(4):421-422; doi:10.1093/europace/eup005
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2009. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

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Serum potassium and arrhythmias{dagger}

Antonio Zaza*

Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, Room U3-3013, 20126 Milano, Italy

Alterations in serum potassium levels are a common occurrence in clinical practice and entail a significant proarrhythmic risk. The present review is a short tutorial meant to assist clinicians in the pathophysiological interpretation of arrhythmias caused by dyskalaemia.

Key Words: Tutorial, Serum potassium, Arrhythmia mechanisms

* Corresponding author. Tel: +39 02 644 83307, Fax: +39 02 644 83565, Email: antonio.zaza{at}unimib.it

{dagger} This manuscript is meant as a tutorial. Albeit its content is scientifically accurate, it contains some simplification aimed to increase its readability.

Manuscript submitted 9 December 2008. Accepted after revision 5 January 2009.


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