Role of Sodium Levels on Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure: Active Player or a Bystander?

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Akyüz A., Baykız D., Gür D. Ö., Gökçek S., Efe M. M., Alpsoy Ş.

Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia, vol.118, no.4, pp.712-718, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 118 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.36660/abc.20210139
  • Journal Name: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.712-718
  • Keywords: Hyponatremia, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure, HYPONATREMIA, RESPONSES
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The coexistence of hyponatremia and atrial fibrillation (AF) increases morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). However, it is not established whether hyponatremia is related to AF or not.