2021
The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
Mullens W, Damman K, Harjola V, Mebazaa A, Rocca H, Martens P, Testani J, Tang W, Orso F, Rossignol P, Metra M, Filippatos G, Seferovic P, Ruschitzka F, Coats A. The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. Kidneys 2021, 8: 43-61. DOI: 10.22141/2307-1257.8.1.2019.157796.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsUse of diureticsHeart failureElectrolyte disturbancesAcute heart failure episodeAcute heart failureHeart Failure AssociationCommon electrolyte disturbanceHeart failure episodesGoal of therapyResponse/resistanceRelief of congestionSigns of congestionDiuretic resistanceDiuretic strategyDiuretic therapyRenal functionVolume overloadDiuretic responseAvailable guidelinesDiureticsEuropean SocietyFailure episodesPosition statementEuvolaemiaEvaluation of congestion
2020
Diuretic Therapy for Patients With Heart Failure JACC State-of-the-Art Review
Felker GM, Ellison DH, Mullens W, Cox ZL, Testani JM. Diuretic Therapy for Patients With Heart Failure JACC State-of-the-Art Review. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1178-1195. PMID: 32164892, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.12.059.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHeart failureDiuretic therapyElevated intracardiac filling pressuresRobust clinical trial evidenceFailure JACC StateIntracardiac filling pressuresUse of diureticsClinical trial evidenceCornerstone of treatmentConstellation of signsMajor clinical challengeExtracellular fluid volumeDiuretic pharmacokineticsDiuretic regimenDiuretic resistanceLoop diureticsPoor prognosisTrial evidenceOutpatient settingJACC StateFilling pressureClinical challengeDiureticsRenal physiologyTherapy
2019
The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
Mullens W, Damman K, Harjola V, Mebazaa A, Rocca H, Martens P, Testani JM, Tang WHW, Orso F, Rossignol P, Metra M, Filippatos G, Seferovic PM, Ruschitzka F, Coats AJ. The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2019, 21: 137-155. PMID: 30600580, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1369.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsUse of diureticsHeart failureElectrolyte disturbancesAcute heart failure episodeAcute heart failureHeart Failure AssociationCommon electrolyte disturbanceHeart failure episodesGoal of therapyResponse/resistanceRelief of congestionSigns of congestionDiuretic resistanceDiuretic strategyDiuretic therapyRenal functionVolume overloadDiuretic responseAvailable guidelinesDiureticsEuropean SocietyFailure episodesPosition statementEuvolaemiaEvaluation of congestion