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Loop diuretic therapy in heart failure: the need for solid evidence on a fluid issue.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Heart failure (HF) is a common condition associated with substantial cost, morbidity, and mortality. Because results of clinical trials in the acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) setting have been mostly neutral, loop diuretics remain the mainstay of treatment.
HYPOTHESIS:
Loop diuretic use may be associated with unfavorable outcomes.
METHODS:
A MEDLINE literature search was performed to identify articles relating to heart failure and loop diuretics. The current evidence on the risks and benefits of loop diuretics for the treatment of ADHF is reviewed.
RESULTS:
Loop diuretics are associated with symptomatic improvements in congestion, urine output, and body weight, but have shown no long-term mortality benefit. Loop diuretics, especially at high doses, are associated with worsened renal function and other poor outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS:
Loop diuretics still prove useful in HF treatment, but risk-benefit analysis of these agents in the treatment of ADHF requires a well-designed prospective study.
AuthorsJun R Chiong, Rebecca J Cheung
JournalClinical cardiology (Clin Cardiol) Vol. 33 Issue 6 Pg. 345-52 (Jun 2010) ISSN: 1932-8737 [Electronic] United States
PMID20556804 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References
  • Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors
Topics
  • Drug Resistance
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Heart Failure (drug therapy, mortality, physiopathology)
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Parenteral
  • Injections
  • Kidney (drug effects, physiopathology)
  • Patient Selection
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors (administration & dosage, adverse effects, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Water-Electrolyte Balance (drug effects)

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