Hyponatremia, Hypernatremia, and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease With and Without Congestive Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Csaba P. Kövesdy,
Evan H. Lott,
Jun Lü,
Sandra M. Malakauskas,
Z. Jennie,
Miklos Z. Molnar,
Kamyar KalantarZadeh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.065391
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , hyponatremia , hazard ratio , kidney disease , hypernatremia , confidence interval , dialysis , cardiology , odds ratio , proportional hazards model , sodium , chemistry , organic chemistry
Hyponatremia is common in patients with conditions such as congestive heart failure and is associated with increased mortality in hospitalized patients. Congestive heart failure is common in patients with chronic kidney disease, but the association of serum sodium concentration with mortality in such patients is not well characterized.
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