Reply to a letter to the editor written by Phansalkar et al, regarding publication entitled “Do we need a simplified model to predict outcomes in patients hospitalized with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure? Results from The Role of Sodium in Heart Failure Outcomes Prediction (‘SHOUT-PREDICTION’) study. Indian Heart J. 2021;73(4):458–463. doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2021.06.007”