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Is low urinary sodium excretion during the first 6 hours after initiation of loop diuretic therapy associated with lower urine output and all-cause mortality in patients with acute heart failure?
Is low urinary sodium excretion during the first 6 hours after initiation of loop diuretic therapy associated with lower urine output and all-cause mortality in patients with acute heart failure?
Low early urinary sodium excretion after loop diuretic initiation in acute heart failure serves as a prognostic marker for poor diuretic response and increased all-cause mortality.
Low early urinary sodium may flag poor diuretic response and higher mortality risk in acute HF; leaves open whether targeting it improves outcomes.
In a modern, unselected, contemporary AHF population, low urinary sodium excretion during the first 6 h after initiation of loop diuretic therapy is associated with lower urine output in the first day and independently associated with all-cause mortality.
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