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  • Title: [Failing diuretics in severe chronic heart failure].
    Author: Dormans TP, Gerlag PG, Smits P.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 1997 Jul 26; 141(30):1465-8. PubMed ID: 9542878.
    Abstract:
    Three patients with chronic heart failure, men aged 29, 78 and 69 years, developed severe dyspnoea and oedema in spite of reduced sodium and fluid intake and medication including furosemide. Heart failure may become 'resistant to diuretics' due to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic causes. High-dose continuous intravenous administration of a loop diuretic may afford relief in such cases, if necessary in combination with a thiazide derivative, an ACE inhibitor, an inotropic agent or an extracorporal technique. Monitoring and correction of the state of hydration of a patient with chronic heart failure may improve the prognosis and the quality of life.
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