Hyponatremia, Natriuretic Peptides, and Outcomes in Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure Results From the International Collaborative of NT-proBNP Study.

The article presents a study on acutely decompensated heart failure using data from the International Collaborative of NT-proBNP (ICON) study as source. The study was conducted to better understand the association of hyponatremia and amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) on patients with acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Results concluded that hyponatremia and NT-proBNP levels additively predict mortality of ADHF patients within one year.