@article{473a1e4e76f2454c9395e0468fbb2a51,
title = "Heart failure, chronic diuretic use, and increase in mortality and hospitalization: an observational study using propensity score methods",
abstract = "Non-potassium-sparing diuretics are commonly used in heart failure (HF). They activate the neurohormonal system, and are potentially harmful. Yet, the long-term effects of chronic diuretic use in HF are largely unknown. We retrospectively analysed the Digitalis Investigation Group (DIG) data to determine the effects of diuretics on HF outcomes.",
keywords = "Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Ambulatory Care, Cardiotonic Agents, Chronic Disease, Digoxin, Diuretics, Female, Heart Failure, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Regression Analysis, Retrospective Studies, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Ambulatory Care, Cardiotonic Agents, Chronic Disease, Digoxin, Diuretics, Female, Heart Failure, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Regression Analysis, Retrospective Studies",
author = "A Ahmed and A Husain and Te Love and Giovanni Gambassi and Lj Dell'Italia and Gs Francis and M Gheorghiade and Rm Allman and S Meleth and Rc Bourge",
year = "2006",
doi = "10.1093/eurheartj/ehi890",
language = "English",
volume = "27",
pages = "1431--1439",
journal = "European Heart Journal",
issn = "0195-668X",
publisher = "Oxford : Oxford University Press United Kingdom: Harcourt Publishers Limitedinternational.com, Fax: 011 44 20 83085876",
}