2023
The blunted loop diuretic response in acute heart failure is driven by reduced tubular responsiveness rather than insufficient tubular delivery. The role of furosemide urine excretion on diuretic and natriuretic response in acute heart failure
Biegus J, Zymliński R, Testani J, Fudim M, Cox Z, Guzik M, Iwanek G, Hurkacz M, Raj D, Marciniak D, Ponikowska B, Ponikowski P. The blunted loop diuretic response in acute heart failure is driven by reduced tubular responsiveness rather than insufficient tubular delivery. The role of furosemide urine excretion on diuretic and natriuretic response in acute heart failure. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2023, 25: 1323-1333. PMID: 37042083, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute heart failureDiuretic responseHeart failureChronic usersTubular deliveryUrine volumeAcute heart failure patientsGlomerular filtration rateHeart failure patientsHigher urine volumeDiuretic exposureFurosemide deliveryFurosemide usersGood diuresisFurosemide doseFailure patientsNatriuretic responseFurosemide useTubular responseFiltration rateObservational studyUrine excretionNaïve groupHealthy individualsBody weight
2020
Measures of Loop Diuretic Efficiency and Prognosis in Chronic Kidney Disease
Verbrugge FH, Martens P, Testani JM, Tang WHW, Kuypers D, Bammens B. Measures of Loop Diuretic Efficiency and Prognosis in Chronic Kidney Disease. Cardiorenal Medicine 2020, 10: 402-414. PMID: 33120398, DOI: 10.1159/000509741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic efficiencyCause mortalityMedian timeKidney diseaseChronic kidney disease severityLoop diuretic doseLoop diuretic therapyAcute kidney injuryRetrospective cohort studyChronic kidney diseaseRenal replacement therapyOnset of dialysisKidney disease severityCKD patientsDiuretic doseDiuretic therapyFurosemide usersKidney injuryKidney transplantationCohort studyCreatinine clearanceDialysis initiationPrognostic impactLoop diureticsUrine output