RADIOIMMUNOASSAY OF PLASMA ARGININE VASOPRESSIN IN HYPONATREMIC PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART-FAILURE
RADIOIMMUNOASSAY OF PLASMA ARGININE VASOPRESSIN IN HYPONATREMIC PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART-FAILURE
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198107303050506
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
SCHRIER, RW
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作者:
SZATALOWICZ, VL;ARNOLD, PE;SCHRIER, RW
HYPONATREMIA occurs frequently in patients with congestive heart failure who have moderate fluid intakes (1-3 l/day). Whether persistent release of arginine vasopressin (AVP the mammalian antidiuretic hormone [ADH]) or intrarenal factors account for this impaired water excretion is unclear. A sensitive radioimmunoassay technique was used to measure AVP in 37 patients with congestive heart failure and associated hyponatremia. AVP levels were detectable in 30 of the 37 patients; 11 of the 30 had never received diuretics. The degree of hyponatremia and hypoosmolality was more severe and renal function more impaired in the 30 patients with detectable AVP levels than in the 7 patients with undetectable AVP levels. Although the results implicate inappropriate release of vasopressin in the mechanism of hyponatremia in congestive heart failure, they do not exclude a contribution by intrarenal factors.