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Influence Of Abnormal Potassium Levels On Mortality Among Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients In The Us: Data From National Inpatient Sample., Sijan Basnet, Rashmi Dhital, Biswaraj Tharu, Sushil Ghimire, Dilli Ram Poudel, Anthony Donato

Reading Hospital Internal Medicine Residency

Abnormalities in serum potassium levels have been associated with variable mortality risk among hospitalized patients with heart failure (HF). We aim to use a large database study to further characterize risk of mortality, demographic factors, and associated comorbidities among heart failure inpatients. Methods: Our sample population was from the US National Inpatient Sample database from the year 2009-2011. The inclusion criteria used to identify patients was those with a diagnosis of heart failure as per ICD-9 classification. Other demographic factors considered in data collection included income, and cardiac risk factors. Taking these factors into consideration, a univariate association of …