Diuretic dose is a strong prognostic factor in ambulatory patients awaiting heart transplantation.
Guillaume BaudryGuillaume CoutanceRichard DorentFabrice BauerKatrien BlanchartAude BoignardCéline ChabanneClément DelmasNicolas D'OstrevyEric EpaillyVlad GariboldiPhilippe GaudardCéline GoéminneSandrine GrosjeanJulien GuihaireRomain GuillemainMathieu MatteiKarine NubretSabine PattierEmmanuelle VermesLaurent SebbagKevin DuarteNicolas GirerdPublished in: ESC heart failure (2023)
A 'high dose' of loop diuretics is strongly associated with residual congestion and is a predictor of outcome in patients awaiting HT despite adjustment for classical cardiorenal risk factors. This routine variable may be helpful for risk stratification of pre-HT patients.