Apparently, a disease affecting the function of the muscles and organs in the body can cause heart complications , stroke , kidney failure up .
Potassium deficiency is often plagued by a sense of suffocation endless .
" People with hypokalemia difficulty lifting his feet , his hand is also weak with no potassium . If more weight , yes abnormalities can occur in the heart , the cardiac rhythm disturbances and abnormal pulsed thus endangering his life , "said Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Internal Medicine ( PAPDI ) Dr.dr. Ari Fahrial , FACP FINASIM KGEH Sp.PD MMB .
The worst risk of potassium deficiency this case , happens to die of heart rhythm disorders .
Potassium , said Ari , an electrolyte that is needed for the body's metabolism as well as the work of the heart , muscles , and other . Weakness occurs when the body's potassium level less than that required to maintain the volume and composition of body fluids .
