[Diuretic treatment in patients with acute pulmonary edema did not produces severe hyponatremia or hypokalemia].

Introduction: One of the risks of diuretic therapy for pulmonary edema is the development of hyponatremia and hypokalemia with pro-arrhythmic potential. The aim of our study was to analyze the incidence of hyponatremia and hypokalemia after the first day of treatment in a real clinical practice.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of data obtained from medical records.