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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 499-504 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | British Heart Journal |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 1987 |
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Keywords
- beta-blockers
- hypokalemia
- acute chest pain
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Pretreatment with beta-blockers and the frequency of hypokalemia in patients with acute chest pain. / Simpson, Elliott; Rodger, J. Christine; Raj, S. Mahendra; Wong, Chris; Wilkie, Laura; Robertson, Christopher.
In: British Heart Journal, Vol. 58, No. 5, 11.1987, p. 499-504.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Pretreatment with beta-blockers and the frequency of hypokalemia in patients with acute chest pain
AU - Simpson, Elliott
AU - Rodger, J. Christine
AU - Raj, S. Mahendra
AU - Wong, Chris
AU - Wilkie, Laura
AU - Robertson, Christopher
PY - 1987/11
Y1 - 1987/11
N2 - Plasma potassium concentration was measured at admission in 1234 patients who presented with acute chest pain. One hundred and ninety five patients were on P blockers before admission. The potassium concentrations of patients admitted early (within four hours of onsetof symptoms) were compared with those admitted later (4-18 hours after onset of symptoms). There was a transient fall in plasma potassium concentrations in patients not pre-treated with , B blockers. This was not seen in patients who had been on P blockers before admission. Nonselective, B blockers were more effective than cardioselective agents in maintaining concentrationsof plasma potassium. These findings suggest a mechanism for the beneficial effects of ,B blockers on morbidity and mortality in acute myocardial infarction.
AB - Plasma potassium concentration was measured at admission in 1234 patients who presented with acute chest pain. One hundred and ninety five patients were on P blockers before admission. The potassium concentrations of patients admitted early (within four hours of onsetof symptoms) were compared with those admitted later (4-18 hours after onset of symptoms). There was a transient fall in plasma potassium concentrations in patients not pre-treated with , B blockers. This was not seen in patients who had been on P blockers before admission. Nonselective, B blockers were more effective than cardioselective agents in maintaining concentrationsof plasma potassium. These findings suggest a mechanism for the beneficial effects of ,B blockers on morbidity and mortality in acute myocardial infarction.
KW - beta-blockers
KW - hypokalemia
KW - acute chest pain
U2 - 10.1136/hrt.58.5.499
DO - 10.1136/hrt.58.5.499
M3 - Article
VL - 58
SP - 499
EP - 504
JO - Heart
T2 - Heart
JF - Heart
SN - 1355-6037
IS - 5
ER -