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 congestionUse of diuretics and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: findings from the EMPA‐REG OUTCOME trial
Pellicori P, Fitchett D, Kosiborod MN, Ofstad AP, Seman L, Zinman B, Zwiener I, Wanner C, George J, Inzucchi SE, Testani JM, Cleland JGF. Use of diuretics and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: findings from the EMPA‐REG OUTCOME trial. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2021, 23: 1085-1093. PMID: 34031968, PMCID: PMC11497224, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of LDDiagnosis of HFHeart failureLoop diureticsHF diagnosisEMPA-REG OUTCOME trialType 2 diabetes mellitusSigns of congestionCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular mortalityOutcome trialsDiabetes mellitusPatient subgroupsPatientsDiagnosisHigh rateOutcomesMellitusT2DMDiureticsSymptomsMortalityBaselineTrials
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
2015
Evidence of Mild Liver Dysfunction Identifies Stable Heart Failure Outpatients with Reversible Renal Dysfunction
Brisco MA, Cheng SJ, Laur O, Kula AJ, Testani JM. Evidence of Mild Liver Dysfunction Identifies Stable Heart Failure Outpatients with Reversible Renal Dysfunction. Cardiorenal Medicine 2015, 5: 229-236. PMID: 26195975, PMCID: PMC4478303, DOI: 10.1159/000430505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReversible renal dysfunctionStable HF outpatientsMild liver dysfunctionAlanine aminotransferaseAspartate aminotransferaseHF outpatientsRenal dysfunctionElevated bilirubinLiver dysfunctionHeart failurePoor perfusionBeta-Blocker EvaluationDecompensated heart failureHeart failure outpatientsGlomerular filtration rateSigns of congestionBaseline characteristicsRenal functionPathophysiologic factorsLiver parametersFiltration ratePatientsDysfunctionOutpatientsBilirubin