Niveles de potasio sérico y mortalidad a largo plazo en ancianos con hipertensión arterial

In our study, sK levels greater than 4.45 mEq/L were associated with mortality. When selecting antihypertensive treatment in hypertensive elderly patients,, the use of ACE inhibitors should be assessed individually, with close monitoring at sK levels and try to keep them in the lower limit of the normal range (< 4.45 mEq/L).