2019
Diuretic Strategies for Loop Diuretic Resistance in Acute Heart Failure The 3T Trial
Cox ZL, Hung R, Lenihan DJ, Testani JM. Diuretic Strategies for Loop Diuretic Resistance in Acute Heart Failure The 3T Trial. JACC Heart Failure 2019, 8: 157-168. PMID: 31838029, PMCID: PMC7058489, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAgedChlorothiazideDiureticsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFurosemideHeart FailureHumansInfusions, IntravenousMaleMetolazoneMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesTolvaptanTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute heart failureLoop diuretic resistanceDiuretic resistanceHigh-dose loop diuretic therapyLoop diuretic therapyDouble-blinded trialInfusion of furosemideCombination diureticsDiuretic strategyDiuretic therapyOral metolazoneTolvaptan therapyDiuretic efficacyHeart failurePrimary outcomePatientsLimited evidenceWeight lossTherapyChlorothiazideMetolazoneTolvaptanDiureticsInfusionCohort
2016
Efficacy of Intravenous Chlorothiazide for Refractory Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Unresponsive to Adjunct Metolazone
Cardinale M, Altshuler J, Testani JM. Efficacy of Intravenous Chlorothiazide for Refractory Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Unresponsive to Adjunct Metolazone. Pharmacotherapy The Journal Of Human Pharmacology And Drug Therapy 2016, 36: 843-851. PMID: 27321568, DOI: 10.1002/phar.1787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureIntravenous chlorothiazideUrine outputIndex doseOral metolazoneLoop diureticsHigh-dose loop diureticsAdministration of chlorothiazideDecompensated heart failurePrimary end pointRetrospective cohort studyTertiary care hospitalFurosemide equivalentsHospital mortalityImproved diuresisDiuretic dosesLast doseMedian doseCohort studyCare hospitalHeart failureMultiple dosesInstitutional protocolInadequate responseOwn control