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23Na Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lower Leg of Acute Heart Failure Patients during Diuretic Treatment

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2015

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Matthias Hammon, Susan Grossmann, Peter Linz, Christoph Kopp, Anke Dahlmann, Christoph D. Garlichs, Rolf Janka, Alexander Cavallaro, Friedrich C. Luft, Michael Uder,
PLoS ONE

Abstract

23Na-MRI shows accumulation of Na+ in muscle and skin in patients with acute heart failure. Diuretic treatment can mobilize this Na+-deposition; however, contrary to expectations, water and Na+-mobilization are poorly correlated.

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