Hyponatremia, Mineral Metabolism, and Mortality in Incident Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cohort Study

In incident hemodialysis patients, hyponatremia is associated with hypercalcemia, elevated alkaline phosphatase levels, hypoparathyroidism, and increased 1-year mortality. Future studies are needed to examine whether treatments to alter hyponatremia have effects on mineral bone abnormalities and mortality.