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- Title
Heart failure, chronic diuretic use, and increase in mortality and hospitalization: an observational study using propensity score methods.
- Authors
Ahmed, Ali; Husain, Ahsan; Love, Thomas E.; Gambassi, Giovanni; Dell'Italia, Louis J.; Francis, Gary S.; Gheorghiade, Mihai; Allman, Richard M.; Meleth, Sreelatha; Bourge, Robert C.
- Abstract
Aims Non-potassium-sparing diuretics are commonly used in heart failure (HF). They activate the neurohormonal system, and are potentially harmful. Yet, the long-term effects of chronic diuretic use in HF are largely unknown. We retrospectively analysed the Digitalis Investigation Group (DIG) data to determine the effects of diuretics on HF outcomes.
- Publication
European Heart Journal, 2006, Vol 27, Issue 12, p1431
- ISSN
0195-668X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehi890