Spot Urinary Sodium Measurements: the Future Direction of the Treatment and Follow-up of Patients with Heart Failure.
Curr Heart Fail Rep
; 20(1): 88-100, 2023 02.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Heart failure is characterized by episodes of congestion with need for hospitalization. The current metrics lack the accuracy to predict and prevent episodes of congestion and to guide diuretic titration to reach euvolemia in case of decompensation. This article aims to provide answers to the role of urinary sodium measurements in acute and chronic heart failure. RECENT FINDINGS:
In acute heart failure, urinary sodium concentrations at the moment of admission and after diuretic administration are correlated with short- and long-term outcome. As this is a reflection of the degree of sodium retention, it can be used as a guide in the diuretic titration. In chronic heart failure, it might be used to predict and consequently prevent episodes of decompensation. Urinary sodium measurements hold great promises to be a novel diagnostic and therapeutic parameter in patients with acute and chronic heart failure. However, more research is needed.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Insuficiencia Cardíaca
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Curr Heart Fail Rep
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2023
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Article
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Bélgica