Of the participants, 3,411 used loop diuretics and 130,444 did not. The association between loop diuretic use and total fractures, hip fractures, clinical vertebral fractures and falls was not ...

The investigators of a new study have shown that the use of loop diuretics might be an initiating factor in the early pathogenesis of secondary hyperparathyroidism. “Loop diuretics are known to ...

Purpose. The management of loop diuretic resistance in the intensive care unit (ICU) is reviewed. Summary. Volume overload, a common complication of fluid resuscitation, is frequently encountered in ...

Physiologic alterations in CHF, such as changes in absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of drugs, can indeed alter loop diuretic pharmacokinetics; however, these effects do not fully ...

Loop diuretics are widely used, especially in patients with hypertension or heart failure plus renal dysfunction. Such patients are particularly susceptible to untoward drug effects. It is, therefore, ...

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 ...

Study authors also assessed the relative risk of death at specific doses vs. no loop diuretic use and among specific loop diuretic doses. WASHINGTON, DC—An increased risk of mortality was seen with ...

PHILADELPHIA—Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that patients taking prescription potassium supplements together with loop diuretics for heart ...

The 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 report in the January 26 issue of Archives ...

Most accepted pharmacologic treatments for heart failure are supported by evidence from large clinical trials. In contrast, evidence from large, well-controlled clinical trials to guide the use of ...

Diuretics are a class of medications commonly known as "water pills." There are several different classes of diuretics, each of which works differently in the kidneys to help rid the body of extra ...