Diuretic dosing and outcomes with torsemide and furosemide following hospitalization for heart failure: The TRANSFORM‐HF trial
Nouhravesh N, Greene S, Clare R, Wojdyla D, Anstrom K, Velazquez E, Pitt B, Mentz R, Psotka M. Diuretic dosing and outcomes with torsemide and furosemide following hospitalization for heart failure: The TRANSFORM‐HF trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2024 PMID: 39363809, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLoop diuretic doseDiuretic doseHeart failureDiuretic typeKCCQ-CSSClinical outcomesKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary ScoreGroup 2High dosesHigher loop diuretic dosesGroup 3High doses of furosemideDose group 2Associated with increased riskDose of furosemideClinical summary scoreSecondary clinical outcomesPatient-reported outcomesPost hoc analysisFurosemide equivalentsDose groupDischarge doseTRANSFORM-HFClinical eventsGroup 1Mechanistic Differences between Torsemide and Furosemide.
Rao V, Cox Z, Ivey-Miranda J, Neville D, Balkcom N, Moreno-Villagomez J, Ramos-Mastache D, Maulion C, Bellumkonda L, Tang W, Collins S, Velazquez E, Mentz R, Wilson F, Turner J, Wilcox C, Ellison D, Fang J, Testani J. Mechanistic Differences between Torsemide and Furosemide. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024 PMID: 39196651, DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTorsemide groupDiuretic doseTubular site of actionHigher diuretic dosesDose of furosemideProportion of dosesOral furosemideSite of actionPrescribed doseNeurohormonal activationMechanistic substudyClinical outcomesPharmacodynamic advantagesKidney dysfunctionPharmacodynamic parametersKidney functionRandomized trialsNatriuresisTubular sitesFurosemideTorsemideDoseTRANSFORM-HFPlasma volumeBody weight