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Renal impairment, mild hyperkalemia and atrioventricular conduction blockade: a potentially hazardous combination

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  1. Medical Department, Al Adan Hospital, P.O. Box 262, Hadiya, 52853, Kuwait

    Mohamed Osama Hegazi, Faisal Saleh & Abdalla Nawara

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Hegazi, M.O., Saleh, F. & Nawara, A. Renal impairment, mild hyperkalemia and atrioventricular conduction blockade: a potentially hazardous combination. Int J Biometeorol 59, 1545–1546 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-015-0954-5

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