Potassium metal was first isolated in 1807 in England by Sir Humphry Davy, who derived it from caustic potash (KOH, potassium hydroxide) by the use of electrolysis of the molten KOH with the newly discovered voltaic pile.
Angiomyolipomas are the most common benign tumour of the kidney. Although regarded as benign, angiomyolipomas may grow such that kidney function is impaired or the blood vessels may dilate and burst leading to bleeding.
Cardiomyopathy is a progressive disease of the heart muscle. Learn about the types, symptoms, treatment, and prognosis of this disease. Cardiomyopathy is a progressive disease of the myocardium, or heart muscle.In most cases, the heart muscle becomes weakened and unable to pump blood to the rest of the body as well as it should. non-ischemic: any form of cardiomyopathy not related to coronary artery disease. 2  noncompaction: a rare form, also called âspongiform cardiomyopathy,â is a congenital disease (present at birth) resulting from abnormal development of the heart muscle in the womb.