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Does cellular osmolarity change during recovery from high-output heart failure due to beriberi?
Does cellular osmolarity change during recovery from high-output heart failure due to beriberi?
Increased cellular osmolarity may be an important pathophysiological factor in the retention of water and sodium associated with the development of congestive heart failure.
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May implicate osmolarity in fluid retention across HF phenotypes; extends low-output observations to beriberi but leaves causal role open.
The pathogenesis of congestive heart failure is still obscure. Previous studies showed a decrease in cellular osmolarity during recovery from low output failure. A similar trend was found during recovery from high output failure due to beriberi, suggesting an analogous cellular disturbance. It is postulated that increased cellular osmolarity is an important factor in the retention of water and sodium associated with the development of congestive failure.
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Iseri et al. (1954) studied this question.
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