Background Loop diuretics are commonly prescribed in the community, not always to patients with a recorded diagnosis of heart failure (HF). The rate of HF events in patients prescribed loop diuretics ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Your recent column regarding edema from venous insufficiency caught my interest since I was diagnosed with venous insufficiency over 25 years ago. Your recommendation was to raise your ...

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Some herbs, spices, foods, and beverages are touted for their benefits as diuretic agents. However, human clinical studies are largely lacking, with research limited to animal studies and traditional ...

Panelists discuss how diuretics serve as necessary “bailout therapy” for volume management in heart failure but should not substitute for guideline-directed medical therapy, with emerging evidence ...

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

Artificial intelligence startup OpenEvidence says its AI model has scored a perfect 100% on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), raising the bar on the proficiency of AI models to ...

A new analysis suggests that finerenone (Kerendia), a newer heart failure medication, may help older adults rely less on high doses of water pills. The findings come from the large FINEARTS-HF ...

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 ...

Background Advanced heart failure patients suffer with breathlessness and peripheral oedema, which are frequently treated with parenteral diuretics despite limited evidence. Aim To analyse the ...

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