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 Girerd

Published 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.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
risk factors
high dose
peritoneal dialysis
blood pressure
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
clinical practice