The Prognostic Role of Spot Urinary Sodium and Chloride in a Cohort of Hospitalized Advanced Heart Failure Patients: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have demonstrated the prognostic value of spot urinary sodium (UNa⁺) in acutely decompensated chronic HF (ADCHF) patients. However, data on the prognostic role of UNa⁺ and spot urinary chloride (UCl^-) in patients with advanced HF are limited. In the present prospective pilot study, we examined the predictive value of UNa⁺ and UCl^- concentration at baseline, at 2 h and at 24 h after admission for all-cause mortality and HF rehospitalization up to 3 months post-discharge. Consecutive advanced HF patients (n = 30) admitted with ADCHF and aged > 18 years were included in the study. Loop diuretics were administered based on the natriuresis-guided algorithm recommended by the recent HF guidelines. Exclusion criteria were cardi

SUBMITTER: Xanthopoulos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10054455 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature