Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) appears to be no more effective than the "thiazide-like" diuretic metolazone at improving pulmonary congestion and fluid status in patients with acute heart failure (AHF), ...
Loop diuretics are cornerstone therapies for the relief of congestion in patients with heart failure. By inhibiting the Na⁺‐K⁺‐2Cl⁻ cotransporter in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle, ...
Semaglutide reduces the need for loop diuretic use and dose, and has positive effects on symptoms, physical limitations, and body weight in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction ...
ATHENS — A bedside device that both measures urine output and delivers saline to maintain a preset degree of volume reduction from loop diuretics could potentially take some of the worry out of ...
Diuretic therapy remains a cornerstone in the management of heart failure, targeting intravascular and interstitial volume overload to alleviate symptoms, improve exercise tolerance and reduce ...
A recent study co-authored by Dr. Matthew Segar, a third-year cardiovascular disease fellow at The Texas Heart Institute and led by his research and residency mentor, University of Texas Southwestern ...
Finerenone reduced heart failure events and cardiovascular deaths in patients with HFmrEF or HFpEF when used with diuretics. The study found finerenone reduced hypokalemia risk but increased ...
CHICAGO, IL—A novel way of taking the loop diuretic bumetanide—by nasal spray—is safe and well tolerated in healthy adults, according to preliminary randomized data. Diuretic concentrations achieved ...