title: [Influence of blood potassium variations on changes in electrocardiographic patterns during oral glucose tolerance test].
abstract: In 45 apparently healthy subjects an OGTT was performed and glucose, insulin, potassium and sodium were measured at fixed intervals. A standard EKG was recorded at the beginning and at the end of the trial. K+ levels steadily decreased reaching their lowest value 60 to 120 min after insulin peak. Na+ levels did not change. In those subjects whose final EKG showed some worsening, the ratio final to initial K+ levels, unlike glucose levels, significantly decreased (p less than 0,01). The hypothesis is given that many clinical pictures of coronary heart disease, so often encountered during OGTTs, may depend on K+, rather than glucose, unbalance.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood*; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium
vernacular_title: Influenza delle variazioni kaliemiche sulle modificazioni eletrocardiografiche rilevate in corso di "test" di tolleranza al glucosio per via orale.