"Potassium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An element in the alkali group of metals with an atomic symbol K, atomic number 19, and atomic weight 39.10. It is the chief cation in the intracellular fluid of muscle and other cells. Potassium ion is a strong electrolyte that plays a significant role in the regulation of fluid volume and maintenance of the WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
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D011188
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.549.550 D01.268.557.575 D01.552.528.652 D01.552.547.650
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Potassium" by people in this website by year, and whether "Potassium" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Potassium" by people in Profiles.
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Natov PS, Ivey-Miranda JB, Cox ZL, Rao VS, Butler J, Konstam MA, Kiernan MS, Kapur NK, Testani JM. Increased Spironolactone Dosing in Acute Heart Failure Alters Potassium Homeostasis but Does not Enhance Decongestion. J Card Fail. 2024 Nov; 30(11):1522-1526.
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Bosch NA, Vail EA, Law AC, Homer-Bouthiette C, Walkey AJ, Moitra VK. Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Potassium Repletion Thresholds during Critical Illness. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Mar; 21(3):456-463.
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Shibagaki Y, Yamazaki H, Wakita T, Ware JE, Wang J, Onishi Y, Yajima T, Sada KE, Yamamoto Y, Fukuhara S. Impact of treatment of hyperkalaemia on quality of life: design of a prospective observational cohort study of long-term management of hyperkalaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease or chronic heart failure in Japan. BMJ Open. 2023 12 14; 13(12):e074090.
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Ferreira JP, Konstam M, Rossignol P, Kiernan MS, Zannad F. High- Versus Low-dose Losartan and Serum Potassium: An Analysis From HEAAL. J Card Fail. 2023 01; 29(1):45-52.
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Verma A, Vaidya A, Subudhi S, Waikar SS. Aldosterone in chronic kidney disease and renal outcomes. Eur Heart J. 2022 10 11; 43(38):3781-3791.
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Narayanaswamy V, Pentecost BT, Telfer JC, Burnside AS, Schneider SS, Alfandari D, Baker RL, Saiju A, Nodiff S, Arcaro KF. Durable antibody and effector memory T cell responses in breastmilk from women with SARS-CoV-2. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:985226.
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Tisminetzky M, Gurwitz JH, Tabada G, Reynolds K, Fortmann SP, Garcia E, Pham T, Goldberg R, Go AS. Adverse Events After Initiating Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor/Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker Therapy in Individuals with Heart Failure and Multimorbidity. Am J Med. 2022 12; 135(12):1468-1477.
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Ilori TO, Liu J, Rodan AR, Verma A, Mills KT, He J, Winkler CA, Dupuis J, Anderson CAM, Waikar SS. Apolipoprotein L1 Genotypes and the Association of Urinary Potassium Excretion with CKD Progression. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 10; 17(10):1477-1486.
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Uwera F, Ammar T, McRae C, Hayward LJ, Renaud JM. Lower Ca2+ enhances the K+-induced force depression in normal and HyperKPP mouse muscles. J Gen Physiol. 2020 07 06; 152(7).
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Wang X, Kim D, Tucker KL, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Hu H, Park SK. Effect of Dietary Sodium and Potassium Intake on the Mobilization of Bone Lead among Middle-Aged and Older Men: The Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Nutrients. 2019 Nov 13; 11(11).