Role of the Kidneys in Resistant Hypertension by Z. Khawaja, C. S. Wilcox

“…Resistant hypertension is a failure to achieve goal BP (<140/90 mm Hg for the overall population and <130/80 mm Hg for those with diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease) in a patient who adheres to maximum tolerated doses of 3 antihypertensive drugs including a diuretic. The kidneys play a critical role in long-term regulation of blood pressure. …”
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Exploring the association between tissue sodium content, heart failure subtypes, and symptom burden: insights from magnetic resonance imaging by Djawid Hashemi, Djawid Hashemi, Djawid Hashemi, Djawid Hashemi, Karl Jakob Weiß, Karl Jakob Weiß, Karl Jakob Weiß, Patrick Doeblin, Patrick Doeblin, Patrick Doeblin, Moritz Blum, Radu Tanacli, Radu Tanacli, Radu Tanacli, Hana Camdzic, Hana Camdzic, Hans-Dirk Düngen, Hans-Dirk Düngen, Frank Edelmann, Frank Edelmann, Frank Edelmann, Titus Kuehne, Titus Kuehne, Titus Kuehne, Marcus Kelm, Marcus Kelm, Marcus Kelm, Sebastian Kelle, Sebastian Kelle, Sebastian Kelle

“…Similarly, there was a correlation between kidney function and both free (r = −0.64, p = 0.025) and total (r = −0.61, p = 0.035) skin sodium in patients with edema and no prior use of loop diuretics, but no correlation for kidney function and both free and total skin sodium in symptomatic patients with established diuretic therapy or asymptomatic patients with no diuretic therapy.ConclusionOur findings provide exploratory insights into the potential diagnostic value of tissue sodium content in HF, particularly in HFrEF patients. …”
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Third Trimester Lower Extremity Lymphorrhea by Kaori Morimoto, Luke O’Rourke

“…There is also a lack of evidence and recommendations regarding the therapeutic benefit and safety profile of diuretic use to treat profound pregnancy-associated edema. …”
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Facts About Magnesium by Linda B. Bobroff, Jennifer Hillan

“…However, people who abuse alcohol, take certain diuretic drugs, or have kidney disease may be at risk for magnesium deficiency. …”
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Facts About Magnesium by Linda B. Bobroff, Jennifer Hillan

“…However, people who abuse alcohol, take certain diuretic drugs, or have kidney disease may be at risk for magnesium deficiency. …”
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The Role of Ultrafiltration in Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure by Sandeep A. Kamath

“…In addition, patients with HF and the cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) have diminished response to loop diuretics, making these agents less effective at relieving congestion. …”
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Characteristics, Mortality, and Clinical Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 and Diabetes: A Reference Single-Center Cohort Study from Poland by Michał Kania, Konrad Mazur, Michał Terlecki, Bartłomiej Matejko, Jerzy Hohendorff, Zlata Chaykivska, Mateusz Fiema, Marianna Kopka, Małgorzata Kostrzycka, Magdalena Wilk, Tomasz Klupa, Przemysław Witek, Barbara Katra, Marek Klocek, Marek Rajzer, Maciej T. Malecki

“…Factors contributing to lower mortality were in-hospital use of statin, thiazide diuretic, and calcium channel blocker. Conclusion. …”
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The effect of bacterial overgrowth syndrome and bacterial translocation on the course of liver cirrhosis by M. S. Zharkova, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The course of disease in LC patients with tense ascitis and bacterial translocation is complicated by development of diuretic-resistant ascitis and ascitic fluid infection most often.…”
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Impact of adjunctive tolvaptan on sympathetic activity in acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Shunsuke Tamaki, Takahisa Yamada, Takashi Morita, Yoshio Furukawa, Masato Kawasaki, Atsushi Kikuchi, Tsutomu Kawai, Masahiro Seo, Makoto Abe, Jun Nakamura, Kyoko Yamamoto, Kiyomi Kayama, Masatsugu Kawahira, Kazuya Tanabe, Kunpei Ueda, Takanari Kimura, Daisuke Sakamoto, Yuto Tamura, Takeshi Fujita, Masatake Fukunami

“…Abstract Aims Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is generally treated by decongestion using diuretic therapy. However, the use of loop diuretics is associated with increased cardiac sympathetic nerve activity (CSNA). …”
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Bupropion Induced Hyponatremia in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sahil Munjal, Yvette Smolin

“…We recommend that clinicians should be well aware of this side effect and that sodium levels should be checked within the first 2 weeks after initiating treatment in patients, especially those with additional risk factors for hyponatremia, such as older age, female sex, diuretic use, low BMI, and unexplained mental status changes at any time during treatment with antidepressants. …”
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Cushing’s Disease Presented by Reversible Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Berna İmge Aydoğan, Demet Menekşe Gerede, Asena Gökçay Canpolat, Murat Faik Erdoğan

“…Cushing’s disease was diagnosed and magnetic-resonance imaging of the pituitary gland revealed a microadenoma. Under diuretic and ketoconazole treatments, she underwent a successful transnasal/transsphenoidal adenomectomy procedure. …”
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Penggunaan Obat Antihipertensi pada Pasien Hipertensi Esensial di Poliklinik Ginjal Hipertensi RSUP DR. M. Djamil Tahun 2011 by Heri Fitrianto, Syaiful Azmi, Husnil Kadri

“…Based on the results of this study are concluded that complience indications suffered by most hypertension patients is diabetes mellitus and the usage of medicine by most patients is from diuretic which is Hidroclortiazid.<br />Keywords: antihypertension drugs, hypertension, diuretics</p>…”
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Hyponatremia and Congestive Heart Failure: A Marker of Increased Mortality and a Target for Therapy by Adam Romanovsky, Sean Bagshaw, Mitchell H. Rosner

“…Hyponatremia is also due to diuretic use in an attempt to manage volume overload. …”
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Aldosteronism and Resistant Hypertension by Maria Czarina Acelajado, David A. Calhoun

“…Resistant hypertension (RHTN) is defined as blood pressure (BP) that remains uncontrolled in spite of intake of ≥3 antihypertensive medications, ideally prescribed at optimal doses and one of which is a diuretic. The incidence of primary aldosteronism (PA) in patients with RHTN is estimated in prospective studies to be 14 to 23%, which is higher than in the general hypertensive population. …”
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Medicinal and Environmental Indicator Species of Utricularia from Montane Forest of Peninsular Malaysia by Noorma Wati Haron, Ming Yee Chew

“…Utricularia is reportedly nutritious, mildly astringent, and diuretic. Preadapted to nutrient-poor, waterlogged soils, U. bifida is suitable as an alternative for small-scale herb cultivation on low pH, wet poor soils usually deemed not suitable for any crops.…”
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Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology of Spilanthes acmella: A Review by Suchita Dubey, Siddhartha Maity, Mahendra Singh, Shubhini A. Saraf, Sudipta Saha

“…Literature survey proposed that it has multiple pharmacological actions, which include antifungal, antipyretic, local anaesthetic, bioinsecticide, anticonvulsant, antioxidant, aphrodisiac, analgesic, pancreatic lipase inhibitor, antimicrobial, antinociception, diuretic, vasorelaxant, anti-human immunodeficiency virus, toothache relieve and anti-inflammatory effects. …”
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Resistant Hypertension in Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Disease by Silvio Borrelli, Luca De Nicola, Giovanna Stanzione, Giuseppe Conte, Roberto Minutolo

“…Resistant hypertension (RH) is defined as blood pressure (BP) that remains above the target of less than 140/90 mmHg in the general population and 130/80 mmHg in people with diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease (CKD) in spite of the use of at least three full-dose antihypertensive drugs including a diuretic or as BP that reaches the target by means of four or more drugs. …”
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Update on Peripheral Arterial Vasodilation, Ascites and Hepatorenal Syndrome in Cirrhosis by Mladen Knotek, Boris Rogachev, Robert W Schrier

“…Treatment of ascites consists of a low salt diet with diuretics, and paracentesis together with plasma volume expanders in diuretic-resistant patients. …”
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Identifying Drug Prescription in Newly Diagnosed Hypertension Patients in India by Thomas Alexander, Jagdish S. Hiremath, Jitendra P. S. Swahney, Subhash Chandra, Peeyush Jain, Praveen Chandra, Nakul Sinha, T. Sashikanth, Yugandhar Bachhu, Anil Balachandran, Pathiyil Balagopalan Jayagopal, T. Govindan Unni, Tiny Nair, Kumaresan Kannan, Dorairaj Prabhakar, M. Chenniappan, Ajay U. Mahajan, Rajiv D. Karnik, Chandrashekhar K. Ponde, Prashant Advani, Idris Ahmed Khan, Brij Mohan Goyal, P. R. Vaidyanathan, Hiren Prajapati, Willem J. Verberk

“…The most common combinations were ARB + CCB (26%), ARB + diuretic (12%), and ARB + CCB + diuretic (8%). Key predictors for an increasing number of prescribed drugs included statin use/dyslipidemia, age, blood pressure level, and diabetes. …”
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Plant species of the genus Pedicularis L. In the territory of the Western Balkans: Overview of use in traditional medicine, phytochemistry, biological and pharmacological activity by Zubić Nevena G., Tomović Jovica

“…The chemicals from Pedicularis plant species that have been identified so far have been shown to have anti-tumor, hepatoprotective, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antibacterial, antifungal, analgesic, and diuretic properties in research published in the literature. …”
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