PRAGUE, Czechia—The number of people taking loop diuretics without a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) may be many times higher than the number of HF patients on these meds, according to an analysis of ...

Loop diuretics are commonly prescribed to older adults to induce diuresis in fluid-overload states, such as congestive heart failure, and to treat hypertension; however, these agents increase urinary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There was no link found between ever use of loop diuretics and changes in bone mineral density, falls and ...

Short-term use of loop diuretics does not appear to be associated with changes in bone mineral density, falls or fractures in postmenopausal women, according to a new report. However, prolonged use of ...

Acetazolamide added to intravenous loop diuretics decreases congestion within three days in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line ...

In a meta-analysis, researchers found no difference in all-cause mortality for intensive-care patients with fluid overload who were treated with loop diuretics, compared with those given a placebo or ...

Close to 6 million Americans live with heart failure, and each of their hospitalizations for the condition carries an average cost of $11,500, or $11 billion in total costs each year. Because no ...

NEW HAVEN, CT — A large study reports that one in nine patients hospitalized with heart failure received not only diuretics in their first 2 days of hospitalization but also IV fluids [1]. Moreover, ...

Loop diuretics increase the risk of secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD patients, but concurrent use of thiazide diuretics attenuate that risk. Subjects on loop diuretics had a 2.4 times increased ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older men using loop diuretics may experience increased hip bone loss, according to data published in the ...

Old men who take loop diuretics to treat heart failure and high blood pressure may be at an increased risk of bone loss in the hip area, a new study has warned. Loop diuretics increase the amount of ...