Dr. Hershberger answers the question: 'What Is Spironolactone?' — -- Question: What is spironolactone and is it a diuretic? Answer: Spironolactone is a medicine that is really old. It's been ...

Diuretics serve as essential but symptomatic therapy in heart failure management, functioning primarily as a “bailout ...

Starting dapagliflozin (Farxiga) early during acute heart failure hospitalization didn't boost decongestion, although it appeared to spare loop diuretic doses and increase diuresis compared with usual ...

Physiologic alterations in CHF, such as changes in absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of drugs, can indeed alter loop diuretic pharmacokinetics; however, these effects do not fully ...

Due to the risk of electrolyte imbalance, allergic reactions, drug-herb interactions (especially with blood thinners), and ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dapagliflozin for worsening HF was both safe and efficacious regardless of diuretic use or dose, according to ...

Diuretics are recommended as first-line antihypertensive treatment in elderly patients. Although attention is usually paid to prevent hypokalaemia with diuretic therapy, risk of hyponatraemia is often ...

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 ...

A diuretic commonly used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure may improve brain blood flow in cocaine addicts, according to a study by Yale researchers in the June issue of the journal ...