Impact of diuretic dosing on mortality in acute heart failure using a propensity-matched analysis

YILMAZ M. B., Gayat E., Salem R., Lassus J., Nikolaou M., Laribi S., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE, vol.13, no.11, pp.1244-1252, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr121
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1244-1252
  • Keywords: Acute heart failure, Diuretic dose, Outcome, HIGH-DOSE FUROSEMIDE, RENAL-FUNCTION, EUROPEAN-SOCIETY, LOOP DIURETICS, SCORE METHODS, TASK-FORCE, THERAPY, ASSOCIATION, RESISTANCE, HOSPITALIZATION
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aims Loop diuretics are recommended to treat congestion in heart failure (HF), despite limited quality evidence. High-dose (HD) loop diuretics seem to worsen outcomes in chronic HF, though; data for acute HF are scarce, with equivocal results.