Impact of renal function on mid-term outcomes in heart failure patients treated with tolvaptan

Although tolvaptan, an electrolyte-free water diuretic for congestive heart failure (HF), is reported to have no effect on long-term mortality or HF-related morbidity, there may exist some subgroups of patients who may receive beneficial effect of tolvaptan. The purpose of this study was to identify clinical factors associated with mid-term effect of tolvaptan on clinical outcomes of patients who discharged after acute HF.We retrospectively...