AimsA considerable proportion of hospitalized patients for acute decompensated heart failure will be readmitted or die in shortâterm followâup. In the present study, we aimed to assess the role of admission sodium (Na) and uric acid (UA) levels in the prediction of 30Â day postâdischarge heart failure readmission or allâcause mortality in advanced heart failure patients admitted with acute decompensation.Methods and resultsOne hundred and forty consecutive advanced heart failure patients who were admitted for a recent cardiac decompensation were enrolled in this prospective study. Serum Na and UA levels remained statistically unchanged during index admission (PÂ =Â 0. 54 and 0.19, respectively). Within 30Â days postâdischarge, composite end point of heart failure rehospitalization or allâcause death occurred in 62 (44.3%) patients (event group). Length of stay was statistically similar between patients in the event and nonâevent groups (PÂ =Â 0.38). No correlations were also found between length of stay and left ventricular ejection fraction, serum Na, UA, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), highâsensitivity Câreactive protein (hsâCRP), creatinine, and Nâterminal pro bâtype natriuretic peptide (NTâproBNP) levels (all PÂ >Â 0.05). Lower left ventricular ejection fraction and Na and higher UA on admission were significantly associated with 30Â day event both in univariate and multivariate analyses.ConclusionsGiven the predictive role of baseline Na and UA for early postâdischarge outcome and the absence of significant changes in their levels during initial hospitalization, admission Na and UA can be considered as prognosticators of acute decompensated heart failure, which their prognostic significance cannot be affected by routine acute heart failure therapy.