Diuretics are agents commonly used in diseases characterized by excess extracellular fluid, including chronic kidney disease, the nephrotic syndrome, cirrhosis and heart failure. Multiple diuretic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There was no link found between ever use of loop diuretics and changes in bone mineral density, falls and ...

Acetazolamide added to intravenous loop diuretics decreases congestion within three days in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line ...

Dietary sodium restriction is a key determinant of diuretic efficacy. When dietary sodium intake is high, postdiuretic sodium retention compensates almost entirely for the loop-diuretic-induced sodium ...

In a meta-analysis, researchers found no difference in all-cause mortality for intensive-care patients with fluid overload who were treated with loop diuretics, compared with those given a placebo or ...

Study authors also assessed the relative risk of death at specific doses vs. no loop diuretic use and among specific loop diuretic doses. WASHINGTON, DC—An increased risk of mortality was seen with ...

Loop diuretics are commonly prescribed to older adults to induce diuresis in fluid-overload states, such as congestive heart failure, and to treat hypertension; however, these agents increase urinary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with placebo, Wegovy improved HF symptoms and physical limitations in patients with obesity-related ...