The combined impact of hyponatremia and hematocrit on the risk for 90-day readmission and death in patients with heart failure: dilutional hyponatremia versus depletional hyponatremia
BACKGROUND: Hyponatremia is common in hospitalized patients with heart failure (HF) and predicts a poor prognosis after discharge. In general, hyponatremia can be divided into two types: dilutional or depletional. OBJECTIVE: Assess the impact of hyponatremia type on short-term outcomes. DESIGN: Retr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/10.5144/0256-4947.2023.17 |