Loop diuretic down-titration in stable chronic heart failure is often achievable, especially when urinary chloride concentration is low.

Frederik Hendrik Verbrugge Pieter MartensLevinia BoonenPetra NijstDavid VerhaertPatrick NoyensPhilip De VusserMatthias DupontW H Wilson TangWilfried Mullens

Published in: Acta cardiologica (2017)

Loop diuretic down-titration was successful in 3 out of 4 euvolemic CHF patients, irrespectively of urinary chloride concentration on spot samples collected after diuretic intake.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
acute heart failure
newly diagnosed
transcription factor
peritoneal dialysis
heart failure
patient reported outcomes
body mass index
weight loss
weight gain