Recent Advances in Sodium Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Future Role in Kidney Disease

Overview

Journal J Clin Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2023 Jul 14

PMID 37445416

Authors

Alireza Akbari

Christopher W McIntyre

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Abstract

Sodium imbalance is a hallmark of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Excess tissue sodium in CKD is associated with hypertension, inflammation, and cardiorenal disease. Sodium magnetic resonance imaging (Na MRI) has been increasingly utilized in CKD clinical trials especially in the past few years. These studies have demonstrated the association of excess sodium tissue accumulation with declining renal function across whole CKD spectrum (early- to end-stage), biomarkers of systemic inflammation, and cardiovascular dysfunction. In this article, we review recent advances of Na MRI in CKD and discuss its future role with a focus on the skin, the heart, and the kidney itself.

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