0.5M Na Lactate Solution in Acute Heart Failure (AHF)

Summary

The objective of this trial to see whether: -Cardiac performance (cardiac index and secondary outcomes)can be improved in patients with acute heart failure (AHF) and symptoms and consequences of fluid overload (pulmonary and interstitial edema) and poor peripheral perfusion can be reduced by: 1. Providing lactate as a substrate(Improve cardiac index) 2. Simultaneously restoring optimal preload Optimal standard treatment will be achieved in both arms with the use of current best treatment protocol for AHF as per independent treating physician. 4\. To assess effects of 0.5M Na lactate (Totilac) on plasma and urine biological parameters (sodium, potassium, chloride, pH, bicarb, base excess, albumin) 5\. To assess effects of 0.5M Na lactate on morbidity and mortality.

Timeline

Start

2009-12

Primary completion

2013-02

Completion

2013-08

Publications

• Nalos M, Leverve X, Huang S, Weisbrodt L, Parkin R, Seppelt I, Ting I, Mclean A. Half-molar sodium lactate infusion improves cardiac performance in acute heart failure: a pilot randomised controlled clinical trial. Crit Care. 2014 Mar 25;18(2):R48. doi: 10.1186/cc13793.

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