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Korean Society of Nephrology 2022 recommendations on controversial issues in diagnosis and management of hyponatremia
Yeonhee Lee, Kyung Don Yoo, Seon Ha Baek, Yang Gyun Kim, Hyo Jin Kim, Ji Young Ryu, Jin Hyuk Paek, Sang Heon Suh, Se Won Oh, Jeonghwan Lee, Jong Hyun Jhee, Jin-Soon Suh, Eun Mi Yang, Young Ho Park, Yae Lim Kim, Miyoung Choi, Kook-Hwan Oh, Sejoong Kim; on behalf of the Hyponatremia Guideline Development Group
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(6):1120-1137. Published online October 17, 2022
The Korean Society for Electrolyte and Blood Pressure Research, in collaboration with the Korean Society of Nephrology, has published a clinical practice guideline (CPG) document for hyponatremia treatment. The document is based on an extensive evidence-based review of the diagnosis, evaluation, and..
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Nephrology
Predialysis hyponatremia and mortality in elderly patients beginning to undergo hemodialysis
Seon Ha Baek, Sejoong Kim, Ki Young Na, Suhnggwon Kim, Ho Jun Chin
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):970-979. Published online October 19, 2017
Background/Aims: Predialysis hyponatremia has been recently reported to be associated with mortality in incident hemodialysis patients. However, whether hyponatremia is associated with unfavorable outcomes in elderly patients remains unknown. We hypothesized that nephrology referral inf luences hypo..
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Comparison of tolvaptan treatment between patients with the SIADH and congestive heart failure: a single-center experience
Gun Ha Park, Chang Min Lee, Jae Won Song, Moon Chan Jung, Jwa Kyung Kim, Young Rim Song, Hyung Jik Kim, Sung Gyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(3):561-567. Published online March 13, 2017
Background/Aims: Tolvaptan is a very effective treatment for hypervolemic or euvolemic hyponatremia. We compared the clinical efficacy of and response to tolvaptan in patients with the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and congestive heart failure (CHF).
Methods: We r..
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Cardiology
Prognostic value of hyponatremia in heart failure patients: an analysis of the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in the Relation with Serum Sodium Level in Asian Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure (COAST) study
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Byung-Su Yoo, Jin Joo Park, Dong-Ju Choi, Seok-Min Kang, Juey-Jen Hwang, Shing-Jong Lin, Ming-Shien Wen, Jian Zhang, Junbo Ge, on behalf of the COAST investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):460-470. Published online June 29, 2015
Background/Aims: Hyponatremia is a well-known risk factor for poor outcomes in Western studies of heart failure (HF) patients. We evaluated the predictive value of hyponatremia in hospitalized Asian HF patients.
Methods: The Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in the Relation with Serum Sodium Le..
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The Association Between the Serum Sodium Level and the Severity of Complications in Liver Cirrhosis
Jong Hoon Kim, June Sung Lee, Seuk Hyun Lee, Won Ki Bae, Nam-Hoon Kim, Kyung-Ah Kim, Young-Soo Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(2):106-112. Published online June 8, 2009
Background/AimsDilutional hyponatremia associated with liver cirrhosis is caused by impaired free water clearance. Several studies have shown that serum sodium levels correlate with survival in cirrhotic patients. Little is known, however, regarding the relationship between th..
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