Mild hyponatremia is encountered frequently in patients hospitalized for worsening heart failure. Admission plasma sodium concentration appears to be an independent predictor of increased mortality after discharge and rehospitalization. Recent studies have suggested that correction of hyponatremia may be associated with improved survival. This hypothesis is currently being studied in large prospective randomized clinical trials.
Hyponatremia in patients with heart failure / DE LUCA, L; Klein, L; Udelson, Je; Orlandi, C; Sardella, Gennaro; Fedele, Francesco; Gheorghiade, M.. - In: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 0002-9149. - STAMPA. - 96:12A(2005), pp. 19L-23L. [10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.09.066]
Hyponatremia in patients with heart failure
SARDELLA, Gennaro;FEDELE, Francesco;
2005
Abstract
Mild hyponatremia is encountered frequently in patients hospitalized for worsening heart failure. Admission plasma sodium concentration appears to be an independent predictor of increased mortality after discharge and rehospitalization. Recent studies have suggested that correction of hyponatremia may be associated with improved survival. This hypothesis is currently being studied in large prospective randomized clinical trials.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
