5. Water and Electrolyte Metabolism in Congestive Heart Failure

Water and electrolyte metabolism in congestive heart failure.

Water and Electrolyte Metabolism in Con - gestive Heart Failure

SINCE 1944 when Warren and Stead' first attributed the fluid retention of chronic congestive heart failure to a specific renal dysfunction, an ever increasing interest has centered upon the kidney in an attempt to elucidate its part in the production of edema. Seven years later, although there has been no general agreement on the mechanism, it is believed by many workers that in heart failure t...

Congestive heart failure; variations in electrolyte metabolism with salt restriction and mercurial diuretics.

Effect of Experimental Congestive Heart Failure and Acetyl Strophanthidin on Myocardial Electrolyte and Water Content.

• Changes in ionic concentration gradients across the cell membrane of various tissues after digitalis administration have been investigated intensively. Most results have indicated that the drug produces a loss of cellular potassium. On the other hand, potassium need not be lost from the myocardium following a digitalis dose which definitely increases the strength of cardiac contraction." Cell...

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN CHILDREN: A SURVEY OF 114 PATIENTS

During a period of four years between June, IS, 1988 to June, IS, 1992 one hundred and fourteen patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) were admitted to the pediatric department of Taleghani General Hospital. During the above period, 192 patients with heart disease were hospitalized at this department and CHF was the cause of admission in 59.4% of them. Congenital heart disease (CHO) w...