Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Oct 2007
Clinical TrialHypertonic saline solution for renal failure prevention in patients with decompensated heart failure.
Hyponatremia and congestive phenomena indicate a bad prognosis in decompensated heart failure. The occurrence of renal failure is associated to an increased death risk. ⋯ The use of hypertonic saline solution in patients with decompensated heart failure can be a safe therapeutic method and potentially related to clinical improvement and renal failure prevention.