Acute heart failure (AHF) is the most common hospital discharge diagnosis among Medicare
beneficiaries resulting in approximately one million hospitalizations annually and …

Diuretic resistance is a powerful predictor of adverse outcome in acute heart failure (AHF),
irrespectively of underlying glomerular filtration rate. Metrics of diuretic efficacy such as …

Background Most acute decompensated heart failure admissions are driven by congestion.
However, residual congestion is common and often driven by the lack of reliable tools to …

Background Loop diuretics are common therapy for emergency department (ED) patients
with acute heart failure (AHF). Diuretic resistance (DR) is a term used to describe blunted …

The last decade has been punctuated with significant advances in the management of
patients with chronic heart failure. By contrast, the clinical toolbox for patients with acute …

Abstract Purpose of Review Diuretic resistance (DR) occurs along a spectrum of relative
severity and contributes to worsening of acute heart failure (AHF) during an inpatient stay …

Neurohormonal maladaptations leading to fluid retention are hallmarks of heart failure.
Decongestion, primarily through pharmacological therapy with diuretics, is central to the …

Background: Urinary sodium excretion predicts long-term adverse events after discharge in
patients with acute heart failure (AHF). The role of natriuresis as an early marker of poor …

For decades, guidance on the titration of diuretic therapy in acute heart failure (AHF) has
been based upon expert opinion. This is due to the lack of practice-changing randomized …

Background Diuretic resistance (DR) is associated with in-hospital complications and worse
long-term clinical outcomes. Recently, the BAN-ADHF score, previously developed to …