Risk of hypertension and heart failure linked to high-normal serum sodium and tonicity in general healthcare electronic medical records
A serum sodium and tonicity exceeding 140 mmol/L and 287 mosmol/kg are associated with increased risk of hypertension and heart failure in the general Israeli population. These thresholds could be used to identify individuals at risk, warranting additional clinical evaluations and guiding preventive intervention.
Authors
- Manfred Boehm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2251-3638)
- Jonathan Rabinowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6845-8064)
- Mahmoud Darawshi
- Nuriel Burak
- Natalia I. Dmitrieva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8074-6950)
Institutions
- Bar-Ilan University (IL)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (US)
- Clalit Health Services (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf232
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.48
Funders
- Bar-Ilan University
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute