LYMPHOCYTIC AND ERYTHROCYTIC K-HEART-FAILURE(, NA+, CA++, MG++ CONTENT IN PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE)

The content of lymphocytic and erythrocytic K+, Na+, Ca++, Mg++ change d in patients with congestive heart failure, related to clinical treat ment and prognosis. The longer the course of disease, the more signifi cant the changes, with no relation to the etiology of heart disease. T he changes were partically improved after treatment of the heart failu re. The content of electrolytes is not significantly different in pati ents in NYHA Class III, compared to those in NYHA Class IV. The metabo lic changes of electrolytes occur on the myocardial cells, skeletal mu scle cells and peripheral erythrocytes in patients with congestive hea rt failure. However, serum electrolyte content does not reflect precis ely overall electrolyte metabolism in the body. Whether similar change s of electrolyte content occur in the peripheral lymphocytes is rarely reported. We studied the lymphocytic and erythrocytic electrolyte con test inpatients with congestive heart failure, to provide some referen ce in the clinical treatment and prognosis of congestive heart failure .