Jozine M Ter Maaten1, Kevin Damman1, Jennifer S Hanberg1, Michael M Givertz1, Marco Metra1, Christopher M O'Connor1, John R Teerlink1, Piotr Ponikowski1, Gad Cotter1, Beth Davison1, John G Cleland1, Daniel M Bloomfield1, Hans L Hillege1, Dirk J van Veldhuisen1, Adriaan A Voors2, Jeffrey M Testani1. 1. From the University Medical Center, University of Groningen, The Netherlands (J.M.t.M., K.D., H.L.H., D.J.v.V., A.A.V.); Program of Applied Translational Research, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (J.M.t.M., J.S.H., J.M.T.); Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (M.M.G.); University of Brescia, Italy (M.M.); Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA (C.M.O.); University of California at San Francisco and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.T.); Medical University, Clinical Military Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland (P.P.); Momentum Research, Durham, NC (G.C., B.D.); University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom (J.G.C.); Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ (D.M.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (J.M.T.). 2. From the University Medical Center, University of Groningen, The Netherlands (J.M.t.M., K.D., H.L.H., D.J.v.V., A.A.V.); Program of Applied Translational Research, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (J.M.t.M., J.S.H., J.M.T.); Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (M.M.G.); University of Brescia, Italy (M.M.); Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA (C.M.O.); University of California at San Francisco and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.T.); Medical University, Clinical Military Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland (P.P.); Momentum Research, Durham, NC (G.C., B.D.); University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom (J.G.C.); Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ (D.M.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (J.M.T.). a.a.voors@umcg.nl.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chloride plays a role in renal salt sensing, neurohormonal activation, and regulation of diuretic targets, and hypochloremia predicts mortality in acute heart failure (AHF). AHF therapies, such as diuretics, alter chloride homeostasis. We studied the association between (changes in) chloride levels and diuretic responsiveness, decongestion, and mortality in patients with AHF. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients hospitalized for AHF in the PROTECT trial (n=2033) with serum chloride levels within 24 hours of admission and 14 days later were studied (n=1960). Hypochloremia was defined as serum chloride <96mEq/L. Mean baseline chloride was 100.8±5.0 mEq/L. Low baseline chloride was associated with high bicarbonate, poor diuretic response, less hemoconcentration, and worsening heart failure (all P<0.01). Newly developed hypochloremia at day 14 was common and associated with a decline in renal function and an increase in blood urea nitrogen (P<0.01). In multivariable analyses, chloride measured at day 14, but not baseline chloride, was strongly and independently associated with mortality through 180 days (hazard ratio per unit decrease: 1.07 [1.03-1.10]; P<0.001). In comparison, sodium was not significantly associated with mortality after multivariable adjustment at any time point. Hypochloremia at baseline that resolved was not associated with mortality (P=0.55), but new or persistent hypochloremia at day 14 was associated with increased mortality (hazard ratio: 3.11 [2.17-4.46]; P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS:Low serum chloride at AHF hospital admission was strongly associated with impaired decongestion. New or persistent hypochloremia 14 days later was independently associated with reduced survival, whereas hypochloremia that resolved by day 14 was not. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00354458.
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BACKGROUND:Chloride plays a role in renal salt sensing, neurohormonal activation, and regulation of diuretic targets, and hypochloremia predicts mortality in acute heart failure (AHF). AHF therapies, such as diuretics, alter chloride homeostasis. We studied the association between (changes in) chloride levels and diuretic responsiveness, decongestion, and mortality in patients with AHF. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients hospitalized for AHF in the PROTECT trial (n=2033) with serum chloride levels within 24 hours of admission and 14 days later were studied (n=1960). Hypochloremia was defined as serum chloride <96 mEq/L. Mean baseline chloride was 100.8±5.0 mEq/L. Low baseline chloride was associated with high bicarbonate, poor diuretic response, less hemoconcentration, and worsening heart failure (all P<0.01). Newly developed hypochloremia at day 14 was common and associated with a decline in renal function and an increase in blood ureanitrogen (P<0.01). In multivariable analyses, chloride measured at day 14, but not baseline chloride, was strongly and independently associated with mortality through 180 days (hazard ratio per unit decrease: 1.07 [1.03-1.10]; P<0.001). In comparison, sodium was not significantly associated with mortality after multivariable adjustment at any time point. Hypochloremia at baseline that resolved was not associated with mortality (P=0.55), but new or persistent hypochloremia at day 14 was associated with increased mortality (hazard ratio: 3.11 [2.17-4.46]; P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Low serum chloride at AHF hospital admission was strongly associated with impaired decongestion. New or persistent hypochloremia 14 days later was independently associated with reduced survival, whereas hypochloremia that resolved by day 14 was not. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00354458.
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