HealthDay News — Intravenous (IV) diuretics appear to be safe and effective for outpatient volume management in heart failure, according to a study published online December 2 in JACC: Heart Failure.

Semaglutide — a type of medication used to treat diabetes and can help with weight loss — reduces the need for loop diuretics and dose, and has positive effects on heart failure symptoms, physical ...

Purpose. The management of loop diuretic resistance in the intensive care unit (ICU) is reviewed. Summary. Volume overload, a common complication of fluid resuscitation, is frequently encountered in ...

PRAGUE, Czechia—Current European Society of Cardiology (ESC) heart failure guidelines stipulate that a urinary sodium-guided approach is best for dosing diuretics in acute congestion, but many centers ...

Most accepted pharmacologic treatments for heart failure are supported by evidence from large clinical trials. In contrast, evidence from large, well-controlled clinical trials to guide the use of ...

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 ...