Clinical Study

Long-Term Effects and Prognosis in Acute Heart Failure Treated with Tolvaptan: The AVCMA Trial

Table 2

Comparisons of medications between the tolvaptan and carperitide groups at discharge.

ā€‰TolvaptanCarperitide
ā€‰( = 52)( = 53)

Loop diuretics, (%)43 (83)44 (83)
Thiazide diuretics, (%)4 (8)4 (7)
Spironolactone, (%)29 (56)31 (58)
-Blocker, (%)29 (56)33 (62)
ACE inhibitors or ARBs, (%)26 (49)32 (60)
Ca-Blocker, (%)9 (17)6 (11)

ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker.