Why the study?
Does potassium restore myocardial response to a subthreshold cardiac pacemaker in patients with complete heart block?
Population
2 patients with complete heart block and partially exhausted implanted cardiac pacemakers
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating in complete heart block; does not support routine potassium use pending prospective validation.
Does potassium restore myocardial response to a subthreshold cardiac pacemaker in patients with complete heart block?
Potassium administration may temporarily restore myocardial responsiveness to a subthreshold or partially exhausted cardiac pacemaker.
Walker et al. (1964) studied this question.
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