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Trial reportAnatolian journal of cardiology2017

Clinical utility of early use of tolvaptan in very elderly patients with acute decompensated heart failure.

Hiroki Niikura, Raisuke Iijima, Hitoshi Anzai, Norihiro Kogame, Ryo Fukui, Hiroki Takenaka, Nobuyuki Kobayashi

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Trial report in Anatolian journal of cardiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Hiroki NiikuraDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ohashi Hospital, Toho University Medical Center; Tokyo-Japan. hniikura310@yahoo.co.jp.
Raisuke Iijima
Hitoshi Anzai
Norihiro Kogame
Ryo Fukui
Hiroki Takenaka
Nobuyuki Kobayashi
University Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe establishment of an optimal strategy for elderly patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is currently an important issue. Particularly in very elderly (VE) patients, ADHF is associated with a poor prognosis. We therefore aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the early use of tolvaptan (TLV) in VE patients.

methodsOf 245 patients with ADHF admitted between March 2013 and July 2014, we prospectively enrolled 111 patients with TLV first administered within 24 h of hospitalization. These were divided into two groups according to the age: VE (≥85 years, n=45) and not very elderly (NVE, <85 years, n=66). The endpoints were the incidence of worsening renal function, death by any cause, or the length of hospital stay.

resultsThere were no significant differences between the two groups in the incidence of worsening renal function (26.7% in VE vs. 25.8% in not VE, p=0.92), dose of TLV after hospitalization (7.4±0.7 vs. 7.5±1.3 mg/day, p=0.63), mean duration of the use of TLV (4.3±3.5 vs. 5.4±4.8 days, p=0.17), or mean length of hospital stay (16.5±7.8 vs. 15.7±8.0 days, p=0.64).

conclusionTLV shows similar efficacy and safety in both VE and NVE groups. Even for VE patients with ADHF, initiation of TLV with standard diuretic treatment may have the potential not to increase the incidence of worsening renal function.

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Length of StayAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsAntidiuretic Hormone Receptor AntagonistsFemaleHealth Services for the AgedHeart FailureHumansJapanMaleProspective StudiesRenal InsufficiencyRisk FactorsSurvival AnalysisTolvaptanAntidiuretic Hormone Receptor AntagonistsTolvaptan

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PMID28777097
PMCPMC5689052
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