Torsemide Versus Furosemide in Heart Failure Patients
Mentz RJ, Buggey J, Fiuzat M, Ersbøll MK, Schulte PJ, DeVore AD, Eisenstein EL, Anstrom KJ, O'Connor C, Velazquez EJ. Torsemide Versus Furosemide in Heart Failure Patients. Journal Of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 2015, 65: 438-443. PMID: 25945862, PMCID: PMC4423558, DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleFurosemideHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNorth CarolinaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSulfonamidesTertiary Care CentersTorsemideTreatment OutcomeUltrasonographyConceptsHeart failure patientsFailure patientsEffects of torsemideFurosemide-treated patientsMore comorbiditiesCause mortalityBaseline characteristicsProspective trialHeart failureLoop diureticsResidual confoundingPatientsDuke HospitalFurosemideRisk adjustmentTorsemideMortalityLab databaseComorbiditiesDiureticsHospitalTrials