CORRELATION BETWEEN VAS OPRESSIN CONCENTRATION AND CHRONIC HEART FAILURE SEVE RITY: CHARAC TERISTICS OF PA TIENTS WITH TERMINAL AND DECOMPE NSA TED HEART FAILURE

• Published in: Klinit͡s︡ist Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 36 - 42
• Main Authors: Trofimov, E. S., Poskrebysheva, A. S., Shostak, N. А.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: ABV-press 18.07.2018
• Subjects: chronic heart failure; decompensation; functional class; hospitalization; hypervolemia; hyponatremia; left ventricular ejection fraction; mortality; terminal stage; vasopressin

Objective: to evaluate vasopressin (VP) concentration in patients with varying severity of chronic heart failure (CHF), intensity of clinical symptoms, and decreased level of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).   Materials and methods. In total, 120 patients (44 males, 76 females) with CHF of...