congestive heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) inpatients due to acute heart failure (2) patients with lack of efficacy regardless of carperitide 0.0125ug/min (or 0.025ug/min) (3) ability of oral administration (4) male or female who are over 20 years old at the time of informed consent (5) ability to provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) history of allergy against this drug or similar compounds (2) anuric patients (3) patients who cannot feel thirsty or have difficulty to drink (4) hypernatremia patients (5) patients who are pregnant or possibly pregnant (6) patients who already have tolvaptan at entry (7) acute myocardial infarction patients or planned revascularization during study period (8) patiets who administer intravenous diuretics except carperitide (9) patients who are judged to be inappropriate to this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in urine volume | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Congestive symptoms, renal function, neurohumoral factors, safety and cardiovascular events | — |
Countries
Japan