DR REGISTRY: Prospective Observational Study of Decongestion in Acute Heart Failure Patients With Insufficient Response to Diuretics
The study objective is to observe and measure clinical outcomes, urine output, and safety events occurring during standard medical treatment of ADHF patients deemed to have insufficient diuretic response.
• Subject is \>18 and \< 85 years of age.
• Subject is hospitalized with primary diagnosis of ADHF.
• N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) ≥1,600 pg/m or BNP≥400 pg/mL.
• Evidence of fluid overload as indicated by 2 or more of the following criteria:
‣ peripheral edema ≥ 2+
⁃ radiographic pulmonary edema or pleural effusion
⁃ enlarged liver or ascites
⁃ pulmonary rales or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, or orthopnea
⁃ Jugular venous distention \> 7 cmH2O
• Subject insufficiently responds to IV diuretic therapy