Dr. Hershberger answers the question: 'Diuretics To Treat Heart Failure?' — -- Question: What are the commonly used diuretics in the treatment of heart failure? Answer: The most commonly used ...

PRAGUE, Czechia—The number of people taking loop diuretics without a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) may be many times higher than the number of HF patients on these meds, according to an analysis of ...

The investigators of a new study have shown that the use of loop diuretics might be an initiating factor in the early pathogenesis of secondary hyperparathyroidism. “Loop diuretics are known to ...

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 ...

Loop diuretics are widely used, especially in patients with hypertension or heart failure plus renal dysfunction. Such patients are particularly susceptible to untoward drug effects. It is, therefore, ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Key Takeaways Alpha-blockers and Alpha-2 agonists are not recommended as first-choice treatment for high blood pressure.Beta-blockers can worsen asthma ...

Uncertainty regarding diuretic efficacy and optimal dosing in hemodialysis likely contributes to practice variation, according to investigators. A new study finds “substantial” variation in oral ...

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 ...