Why the study?
Can congestive heart failure patients be controlled with relatively low doses of furosemide through periodic re-evaluation?
Population
115 hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Up to 20 weeks
Authors
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May support low-dose furosemide maintenance after re-evaluation in select HF; hypothesis-generating and needs RCTs before practice change.
Can congestive heart failure patients be controlled with relatively low doses of furosemide through periodic re-evaluation?
A significant proportion of heart failure patients can be maintained on low-dose furosemide, highlighting the need for periodic re-evaluation of diuretic requirements.
Exaire et al. (1975) studied this question.
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