Low sodium levels in heart failure patients linked to worse outcomes

A major European study finds that hospitalized heart failure patients with low blood sodium face higher death rates and longer recovery times. The finding could reshape how hospitals monitor and treat millions of heart failure patients annually, potentially reducing complications and costs.

Originaltitel: Hyponatraemia and changes in natraemia during hospitalization for acute heart failure and associations with in-hospital and long-term outcomes - from the ESC-HFA EORP Heart Failure Long-Term Registry