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 ...

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 ...

Finerenone reduced heart failure events and cardiovascular deaths in patients with HFmrEF or HFpEF when used with diuretics. The study found finerenone reduced hypokalemia risk but increased ...

Semaglutide reduces the need for loop diuretic use and dose, and has positive effects on symptoms, physical limitations, and body weight in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction ...

Hand opening pill bottle Clearer guidelines for diuretic management in patients with chronic kidney disease are needed, according to investigators. Adding diuretics rather than calcium channel ...

If you have hyperkalemia, you’ve got high potassium levels in your bloodstream. Kidney disease is one possible cause. But certain medicines can make your potassium levels rise, too. Medicines that ...

A real-world study finds reduced RAASi-related hyperkalemia risk among at-risk patients initiating SGLT2 inhibitors. Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) use is associated with lower ...