Serum Chloride and Sodium Interplay in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Ferreira JP, Girerd N, Duarte K, Coiro S, McMurray JJ, Dargie HJ, Pitt B, Dickstein K, Testani JM, Zannad F, Rossignol P. Serum Chloride and Sodium Interplay in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Circulation Heart Failure 2017, 10: e003500. PMID: 28159825, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.116.003500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBiomarkersChloridesComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNonlinear DynamicsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSodiumStroke VolumeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsHeart failureAcute myocardial infarctionSerum chlorideMyocardial infarctionPrognostic informationPrognostic variablesSodium levelsReduced left ventricular functionLow sodiumReduced ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionLower serum chlorideSignificant prognostic informationRelevant prognostic informationSerum chloride levelsPost-myocardial infarctionLow sodium levelsMore comorbiditiesCause mortalitySystolic dysfunctionCardiovascular mortalityEjection fractionVentricular functionClinical outcomesMortality rate