Mortality in Elderly Patients Taking Furosemide: Prospective Cohorts Study.

Alejandro Rodríguez-Molinero Antonio MiñarroLeire NarvaizaCésar Gálvez-BarrónNatalia Gonzalo LeónEsther ValldoseraEva de Mingo FernándezOscar MachoDavid AivarEfren PinzónAdilis AlbaJorge PassarelliNadia StasiIsabel ColladoJose Ramón Banegas

Published in: International journal of hypertension (2022)

Furosemide was prospectively associated with increased mortality in older people. If confirmed, this drug should be taken into account by prescribers and considered a confounder in BP studies.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
electronic health record