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💥 New NEJM Trial Alert!
A modest 0.3 mmol/L rise in potassium (via MRA, KCl, or diet) significantly reduced arrhythmias, ICD shocks, and hospitalizations in high-risk ICD patients ⚡🫀
📉 HR 0.76 for the composite endpoint
🔢 NNT = 12.3 over 3.3 years
🍌 Safe, scalable, and globally relevant
👉 Time to rethink "normal" K⁺ levels in cardiology!
#Cardiology #Electrophysiology #NEJM #ICD #Potassium #POTCAST
By Dr RR Baliga, MD, MBA5
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💥 New NEJM Trial Alert!
A modest 0.3 mmol/L rise in potassium (via MRA, KCl, or diet) significantly reduced arrhythmias, ICD shocks, and hospitalizations in high-risk ICD patients ⚡🫀
📉 HR 0.76 for the composite endpoint
🔢 NNT = 12.3 over 3.3 years
🍌 Safe, scalable, and globally relevant
👉 Time to rethink "normal" K⁺ levels in cardiology!
#Cardiology #Electrophysiology #NEJM #ICD #Potassium #POTCAST

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