Loop diuretics are widely used in the management of edema and heart failure. They are also widely misunderstood. The reason is this: Loop diuretics are often prescribed in a dose-dependent strategy.

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acute and chronic HF are associated with sodium retention leading to volume overload and edema. Much of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dapagliflozin did not improve diuretic efficiency for patients hospitalized with acute HF. It did, however, ...

Starting dapagliflozin (Farxiga) early during acute heart failure hospitalization didn't boost decongestion, although it appeared to spare loop diuretic doses and increase diuresis compared with usual ...

Loop diuretics are an essential component of therapy for patients with acute decompensated heart failure, but there are few prospective data to guide their use. In a prospective, double-blind, ...

Finerenone, a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, demonstrated consistent efficacy and safety regardless of diuretic type or dose and reduced overall diuretic requirements in patients ...

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 ...