Water, Salt, and the Failing Heart
Authors: J. R. E.
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Editorials1 September 1961Water, Salt, and the Failing HeartJ. R. E.J. R. E.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-3-532 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDespite the dramatic advances in cardiac surgery and the development of ever more potent diuretic drugs, the patient with heart disease and edema continues to pose a very real physiologic and therapeutic problem. The pathogenesis of congestive heart failure is still obscure although edema has been recognized for a long time to be an abnormal accumulation in various parts of the body of water, sodium, and other extracellular electrolytes. The causal chain of events that leads to this accumulation has been the goal of a host of investigators whose paths have led through many a jungle of hemodynamic, endocrinologic, and...References1. 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Russell Elkinton, M.D., M.A.C.P.: A TributeMARSHALL N. FULTON, M.D. 1 September 1961Volume 55, Issue 3Page: 532-536KeywordsCardiovascular therapyDiureticsDrugsEdemaHeart failureHemodynamicsPathogenesisSaltsSodiumThoracic surgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...