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