Search results
30 lis 2022 · Clinicians can trial stopping diuretics in patients with heart failure who are stable on optimal therapy, have not been recently hospitalised due to heart failure, and are receiving a dose of up to 80 mg furosemide (frusemide).
- Diuretic Treatment in Heart Failure: A Practical Guide for Clinicians
The chronic use of diuretics can also cause side effects...
- Diuretic Treatment in Heart Failure: A Practical Guide for Clinicians
30 lip 2024 · The chronic use of diuretics can also cause side effects such as electrolyte derangement and hypovolemia. Therefore, the active down-titration of diuretics has been suggested to be beneficial for chronic heart failure patients.
23 cze 2023 · Common side effects of Lasix for heart failure include: Dehydration: Because Lasix promotes the removal of excess fluid from the body, it can also lead to dehydration. Symptoms of dehydration...
8 lis 2023 · Evaluation and optimization of volume status is an essential component of treatment in patients with systolic or diastolic heart failure (HF) [1]. Removal of excess extracellular fluid with diuretics to treat peripheral and/or pulmonary edema is one of the mainstays of volume management.
Loop diuretics are one of the cornerstones of treatments for heart failure, but there is sparse robust clinical trial evidence to guide use. • Understanding renal physiology and loop diuretic pharmacology is key to successful diuretic therapy.
16 lis 2017 · In this review, we discuss current pharmacologic principles of diuretic therapy, integrate data from recent research, and suggest evidence-based approaches to diuretic treatment of heart...
19 sty 2024 · Fluid retention or congestion is a major cause of symptoms, poor quality of life, and adverse outcome in patients with heart failure (HF). Despite advances in disease-modifying therapy, the mainstay of treatment for congestion—loop diuretics—has remained largely unchanged for 50 years.
