Salt-losing nephropathy associated with supraventricular arrhythmia

Fatima, Amanah Sana
Imran, Nashat
Yaseen, Obead
Alrawi, Omer

¹ Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
² Internal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
³ Nephrology, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Dr Amanah Sana Fatima; [email protected]

Accepted June 27, 2024

BMJ Case Reports 17(7):p e260718, 2023. | DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2024-260718

We present a case of a young man with a new-onset supraventricular arrhythmia accompanied by polyuria and natriuresis with subsequent renal salt-wasting causing hypovolemic hyponatremia. Resolution of the electrolyte imbalance occurred only after successful atrial flutter ablation.