Alternative decongestion strategies might be needed in those deemed resistant to loop diuretics, says Ambarish Pandey.

CHICAGO -- The choice between furosemide and torsemide didn't matter for longer-term clinical outcomes of hospitalized heart failure patients, according to the comparative effectiveness trial ...

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 ...

Adding acetazolamide to conventional loop diuretics can improve the rate of decongestion in hospitalized acute decompensated heart failure (HF) patients better than diuretics alone, according to data ...

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 ...

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

For patients with chronic heart failure (HF) who have persistent congestion despite high doses of oral loop diuretics, the right way to intensify diuretics in the outpatient setting may be narrowed, ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest New research reports that semaglutide reduces the need for loop diuretics in people with heart failure and also aids weight loss. NurPhoto/Getty Images Semaglutide is commonly used ...