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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 52, Issue 19, Pages 1540-1545Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.013
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heart failure; hemodynamics; vasopressin antagonists
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Objectives This study sought to assess the acute hemodynamic effect of vasopressin V-2 receptor antagonism. Background In decompensated heart failure (HF), tolvaptan, a vasopressin V-2 receptor antagonist, has been shown to improve congestion. It has not yet been established whether these improvements may be associated with the hemodynamic effects of tolvaptan. Methods A total of 181 patients with advanced HF on standard therapy were randomized to double-blind treatment with tolvaptan at a single oral dose (15, 30, or 60 mg) or placebo. Results Tolvaptan at all doses significantly reduced pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (-6.4 +/- 4.1 mm Hg, -5.7 +/- 4.6 mm Hg, -5.7 +/- 4.3 mm Hg, and -4.2 +/- 4.6 mm Hg for the 15-mg, 30-mg, 60-mg, and placebo groups, respectively; p < 0.05 for all tolvaptan vs. placebo). Tolvaptan also reduced right atrial pressure (-4.4 +/- 6.9 mm Hg [p < 0.05], -4.3 +/- 4.0 mm Hg [p < 0.05], -3.5 +/- 3.6 mm Hg, and -3.0 +/- 3.0 mm Hg for the 15-mg, 30-mg, 60-mg, and placebo groups, respectively) and pulmonary artery pressure (-5.6 +/- 4.2 mm Hg, -5.5 +/- 4.1 mm Hg, -5.2 +/- 6.1 mm Hg, and -3.0 +/- 4.7 mm Hg for the 15-mg, 30-mg, 60-mg, and placebo groups, respectively; p < 0.05). Tolvaptan increased urine output by 3 h in a dose-dependent manner (p < 0.0001), without changes in renal function. Conclusions In patients with advanced HF, tolvaptan resulted in favorable but modest changes in filling pressures associated with a significant increase in urine output. These data provide mechanistic support for the symptomatic improvements noted with tolvaptan in patients with decompensated HF. (Heart Pressure Assessment Study With Tolvaptan to Treat Congestive Heart Failure; NCT00132886) (J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;52:1540-5) (C) 2008 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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