Could admission level of uric acid predict total diuretic dose in acute heart failure?

Maryam Chenaghlou Fatemeh Abedi Mahzoon Sina Hamzehzadeh Ali Norouzi Hadi Sahrai Nasibeh Mohammadi Negin Khadem Haghighi Mirsaeed Abdollahi Mohammadreza Taban Sadeghi Erfan Banisefid

Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2024)

There is a significant relationship between serum uric acid level and diuretic use. However, in-hospital mortality is not related to uric acid levels at admission.

Keyphrases

uric acid
acute heart failure
metabolic syndrome
heart failure
emergency department
drug induced