Diuretic treatment in chronic heart failure

Diuretic treatment in chronic heart failure

Heart failure is a major public health problem in developed countries. Many of the clinical manifestations of heart failure are due to congestion and fluid retention, therefore diuretic therapy occupied for a long time an important place in the management of these patients. All diuretics increase th...

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Main Authors: Camelia C. DIACONU, Alice BĂLĂCEANU, Mihaela Adela IANCU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2016-06-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Medical Practice
Subjects:
diuretic
heart failure
congestion
Online Access:https://rjmp.com.ro/articles/2016.2/RJMP_2016_2_Art-10.pdf
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spelling doaj-f2759129dc984d47a15e9ae47c34a7462021-09-09T14:32:55ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Journal of Medical Practice1842-82582069-61082016-06-0111215515910.37897/RJMP.2016.2.10Diuretic treatment in chronic heart failureCamelia C. DIACONU0Alice BĂLĂCEANU1Mihaela Adela IANCU2Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti; Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă Floreasca, Clinica de Medicină Internă, BucureştiUniversitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti; Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă Sf. Ioan, Clinica de Medicină Internă, BucureştiUniversitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti; Disciplina Medicină de FamilieHeart failure is a major public health problem in developed countries. Many of the clinical manifestations of heart failure are due to congestion and fluid retention, therefore diuretic therapy occupied for a long time an important place in the management of these patients. All diuretics increase the excretion of water from the body, each of the classes of diuretics achieving this effect in a distinct manner. Given the magnitude of their effect, loop diuretics are the central pillar of diuretic therapy in many patients with heart failure. Resistance to diuretic therapy is one of the management issues for medical science, which is looking for solutions.https://rjmp.com.ro/articles/2016.2/RJMP_2016_2_Art-10.pdfdiureticheart failurecongestion
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author Camelia C. DIACONU
Alice BĂLĂCEANU
Mihaela Adela IANCU
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Alice BĂLĂCEANU
Mihaela Adela IANCU
Diuretic treatment in chronic heart failure
Romanian Journal of Medical Practice
diuretic
heart failure
congestion
author_facet Camelia C. DIACONU
Alice BĂLĂCEANU
Mihaela Adela IANCU
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title Diuretic treatment in chronic heart failure
title_short Diuretic treatment in chronic heart failure
title_full Diuretic treatment in chronic heart failure
title_fullStr Diuretic treatment in chronic heart failure
title_full_unstemmed Diuretic treatment in chronic heart failure
title_sort diuretic treatment in chronic heart failure
publisher Amaltea Medical Publishing House
series Romanian Journal of Medical Practice
issn 1842-8258
2069-6108
publishDate 2016-06-01
description Heart failure is a major public health problem in developed countries. Many of the clinical manifestations of heart failure are due to congestion and fluid retention, therefore diuretic therapy occupied for a long time an important place in the management of these patients. All diuretics increase the excretion of water from the body, each of the classes of diuretics achieving this effect in a distinct manner. Given the magnitude of their effect, loop diuretics are the central pillar of diuretic therapy in many patients with heart failure. Resistance to diuretic therapy is one of the management issues for medical science, which is looking for solutions.
topic diuretic
heart failure
congestion
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