Urine osmolality estimated using urine urea nitrogen, sodium and creatinine can effectively predict response to tolvaptan in decompensated heart failure patients

• BACKGROUND:Urine osmolality (U-OSM) is valuable to predict response to tolvaptan (TLV) in decompensated heart failure patients, but measurement of U-OSM is not always available on site.METHODS AND RESULTS:Data were collected from 66 hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure who had received TLV at 3.75-15 mg/day. U-OSM, which was estimated using the following formula: 1.07×{2×[(urine sodium (mEq/L)]+[urine urea nitrogen (mg/dl)]/2.8+[urine creatinine (mg/dl)]×2/3}+16, was well correlated with the actual measurement (r=0.938, P<0.001). Criteria consisting of C1 (estimated baseline U-OSM>358 mOsm/L) and C2 (%decrease in estimated U-OSM>24% at 4-6 h after the first TLV dose) significantly discriminated responders from non-responders (P<0.05).CONCLUSIONS:Response to TLV can be predicted using U-OSM, which can be estimated using urine urea nitrogen, sodium, and creatinine concentration data. 

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences (hsv//eng)

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Hyponatremia; Responder; Vasopressin

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