23Na Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lower Leg of Acute Heart Failure Patients during Diuretic Treatment.

23Na Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lower Leg of Acute Heart Failure Patients during Diuretic Treatment.

Na+ can be stored in muscle and skin without commensurate water accumulation. The aim of this study was to assess Na+ and H2O in muscle and skin with MRI in acute heart failure patients before and after diuretic treatment and in a healthy cohort.Nine patients (mean age 78 years; range 58-87) and nin...

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Main Authors: Matthias Hammon, Susan Grossmann, Peter Linz, Christoph Kopp, Anke Dahlmann, Christoph Garlichs, Rolf Janka, Alexander Cavallaro, Friedrich C Luft, Michael Uder, Jens Titze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4621023?pdf=render

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