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🧬 ICDs. K⁺ Boost. Fewer Jolts

🧬 ICDs. K⁺ Boost. Fewer Jolts

Dr RR Baliga's "Got Knowledge Doc" Podkast

August 30, 20256m 7s

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Show Notes

💥 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