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Prognostic impact of hyponatremia occurring at various time points during hospitalization on mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction Joon Seok Choi, MD, PhD, Chang Seong Kim, MD, PhD, Eun Hui Bae, MD, PhD, Seong Kwon Ma, MD, PhD, ∗ Young-Keun Ahn, MD, PhD, Myung Ho Jeong, MD, PhD, Soo Wan Kim, MD, PhD Abstract

We investigated the incidence and prognostic impact of hyponatremia occurring at various time points during hospitalization on longterm mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) survivors. We retrospectively studied 1863 patients diagnosed with AMI. Baseline, nadir, and discharge sodium levels during hospitalization were recorded and analyzed. Hyponatremia was defined as a serum sodium level

Prognostic impact of hyponatremia occurring at various time points during hospitalization on mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

We investigated the incidence and prognostic impact of hyponatremia occurring at various time points during hospitalization on long-term mortality in ...
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