Rationale and study design of intravenous loop diuretic administration in acute heart failure. DIUR-AHF [PDF]
Aims: Although loop diuretics are the most commonly used drugs in acute heart failure (AHF) treatment, their short-term and long-term effects are relatively unknown.
Di Somma, Salvatore +5 more
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Genomics and precision medicine for clinicians and scientists in hypertension [PDF]
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Delles, Christian +2 more
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Circadian patterns in postvoid residual and voided percentage among older women with urinary incontinence [PDF]
Background: Women with urinary incontinence incur an increased risk of elevated postvoid residual (PVR) volume and impaired voiding efficiency (i.e., voided percentage (Void%)), but the clinical significance of these parameters remains poorly described ...
Decalf, Veerle +6 more
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Loop diuretics have anxiolytic effects in rat models of conditioned anxiety. [PDF]
A number of antiepileptic medications that modulate GABA(A) mediated synaptic transmission are anxiolytic. The loop diuretics furosemide (Lasix) and bumetanide (Bumex) are thought to have antiepileptic properties.
Andrew D Krystal +2 more
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Improving Postdischarge Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure [PDF]
The global burden that acute heart failure (AHF) carries has remained unchanged over the past several decades (1). European registries (2–5) showed that 1-year outcome rates remain unacceptably high (Table 1) and confirm that hospitalization for AHF ...
Ambrosy, Andrew P. +8 more
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A combined clinical and biomarker approach to predict diuretic response in acute heart failure [PDF]
Background: Poor diuretic response in acute heart failure is related to poor clinical outcome. The underlying mechanisms and pathophysiology behind diuretic resistance are incompletely understood.
Bloomfield, Daniel M. +16 more
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Worsening renal function and outcome in heart failure patients with reduced and preserved ejection fraction and the impact of angiotensin receptor blocker treatment: data from the CHARM-study programme [PDF]
Aims We investigated the association between worsening renal function (WRF) that occurs during renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibition initation and outcome in heart failure (HF) patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) and compared ...
Brenner +21 more
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Management of hyperkalemia in the acutely ill patient. [PDF]
PURPOSE:To review the mechanisms of action, expected efficacy and side effects of strategies to control hyperkalemia in acutely ill patients. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE for relevant papers published in English between Jan 1, 1938, and July 1,
Dépret, François +5 more
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The effects of short-term omission of daily medication on the pathophysiology of heart failure [PDF]
Aims Pharmacological therapies for heart failure (HF) aim to improve congestion, symptoms, and prognosis. Failing to take medication is a potential cause of worsening HF.
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