Why the study?
Does nonstrenuous exercise induce electrocardiographic signs of hypokalemia in adult patients with low serum potassium?
Does nonstrenuous exercise induce electrocardiographic signs of hypokalemia in adult patients with low serum potassium?
Hypokalemia can induce S-T segment and T-wave changes during exercise testing, potentially introducing interpretation errors in patients with low or borderline serum potassium.
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Exercise may provoke false-positive ECG changes in hypokalemia; hypothesis-generating for pre-test potassium correction.
Georgopoulos et al. (1961) studied this question.