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SUBMITTER: Pham D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5789220 | biostudies-other | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Pham David D Grodin Justin L JL
Cardiac failure review 20171101 2
Despite advances in medical therapy over the past few decades, the incidence of heart failure hospitalisation continues to rise. Diuretics are the most common therapy used to treat heart failure as they relieve congestion. However, there is a lack of guidance on how to best use these medications. Guidelines support the use of diuretics at the lowest clinically effective dose but do not specify a diuretic strategy beyond that. Here we review the diuretics available for treatment, potential mechan ...[more]