Madrid, Spain – 29 August 2025: Targeting high-normal potassium levels reduced the risk of arrhythmias, hospitalisation for heart failure or arrhythmia and death compared with no intervention, ...

Maintaining high blood potassium levels, for instance, by taking supplements, may help lower heart failure risk. Image credit: Viktoriya Skorikova/Getty Images For people at high risk of ventricular ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a male who is 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 190 pounds. Other than having high blood pressure, I am healthy, eat a Mediterranean-style diet, and exercise most days. Since 2021, ...

Higher potassium intake, especially from foods, is linked to lower blood pressure and better heart health. Most adults need about 3,500–5,000 milligrams of potassium per day. Fruits, vegetables, beans ...

MADRID, Spain—Increasing low potassium levels improves clinical outcomes among patients with cardiovascular disease and a high risk for ventricular arrhythmias, the randomized POTCAST trial shows.

LONDON, England—The common practice of administering potassium to keep levels up during CABG with the aim of preventing postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) doesn’t seem to be doing much good after ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: Please explain to me what causes high potassium levels. I have been diagnosed with high potassium but don’t know exactly how high it is or the cause. When I watched my diet, the levels ...

Bananas are popularly known for being high in potassium, but this vegetable can offer even more potassium and health benefits ...

Excessive levels of blood potassium can be dangerous, doctors said yesterday ahead of World Hyperkalemia Day on Friday, ...