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Hyponatraemia on admission to hospital is associated with increased long-term risk of mortality in survivors of myocardial infarction.
Eur J Prev Cardiol
November 2015
MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry, Central Hospital of Augsburg, Germany Institute of Epidemiology II, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Envirionmental Health (GmbH), Germany.
Background: Hyponatremia is associated with an increased risk of mortality in patients with heart failure and in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim was to assess the impact of hyponatremia on admission on long-term mortality of patients with first ever STEMI or non-STEMI (NSTEMI).
Design: This was a longitudinal observation study
Methods: The study population consisted of 3558 patients, aged 25-74 years, with an incident acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the years 2000-2008 who survived for at least 28 days.