2024
Torsemide vs Furosemide Among Patients With New-Onset vs Worsening Chronic Heart Failure
Krim S, Anand S, Greene S, Chen A, Wojdyla D, Vilaro J, Haught H, Herre J, Eisenstein E, Anstrom K, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Mentz R. Torsemide vs Furosemide Among Patients With New-Onset vs Worsening Chronic Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiology 2024, 9: 182-188. PMID: 37955908, PMCID: PMC10644243, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.4776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDe novo heart failureNovo heart failureChronic heart failureHeart failurePatient-reported outcomesCause mortalityHF typeKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire clinical summary scoreHigher glomerular filtration rateSignificant differencesHeart Failure TrialGlomerular filtration rateClinical summary scoreDiuretic strategyFirst rehospitalizationCause hospitalizationNew onsetTotal hospitalizationsClinical characteristicsClinical profileEjection fractionLoop diureticsFailure TrialHospitalization outcomesNatriuretic peptide
2023
Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Mentz R, Anstrom K, Eisenstein E, Sapp S, Greene S, Morgan S, Testani J, Harrington A, Sachdev V, Ketema F, Kim D, Desvigne-Nickens P, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Adams K, Bhatt K, DeWald T, Axsom K, Murthy S, Rich J, Testani J, Smith B, Vader J, McCulloch M, Skopicki H, Psotka M, Heroux A, Lala-Trindade A, Stevens G, Tang W, Lev Y, William P, Eberly A, Gottleib S, Haught W, Grafton G, Larned J, Tejwani L, Mody F, Krim S, Robinson M, Fang J, Adler A, Bell A, Banerjee D, Ruiz Duque E, Mizyed A, Rommel J, Arhinful J, Goyal P, Hall M, Hummel S, Shetty S, Haas D, Vilaro J, Alexy T, Herre J, Clark J, Ambrosy A, Gaglianello N, Ramasubbu K, Meadows J, Tabtabai S, Sherwood M, Hasni S, D'Urso M, Muneer B, Dunlap S, Davis W, Friedman D, Guglin M, Ferguson A, Abbate A, Smart F. Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA 2023, 329: 214-223. PMID: 36648467, PMCID: PMC9857435, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.23924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityHeart failureTorsemide groupFurosemide groupTotal hospitalizationsCause hospitalizationEffects of torsemideDiuretic strategyPrespecified subgroupsSecondary outcomesEjection fractionMedian agePrimary outcomeHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsFurosemideMortalityMonthsTorsemidePrimary hypothesisSignificant differencesFinal dateOutcomesTrials