Hyponatremia and Worsening Sodium Levels Are Associated With Long‐Term Outcome in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure

Dai‐Yin Lu, Hao‐Min Cheng, Yu‐Lun Cheng, Pai‐Feng Hsu, Wei‐Ming Huang, Chao‐Yu Guo, Wen‐Chung Yu, Chen‐Huan Chen, Shih‐Hsien Sung

Journal of the American Heart Association · 2016 · 55 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

On-admission hyponatremia is an independent predictor for long-term outcomes in patients hospitalized for AHF. Combined the on-admission hyponatremia with drops of serum sodium levels during hospitalization may make a better risk assessment in AHF patients.

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