Small-volume hypertonic saline solution and high-dosage furosemide in the treatment of refractory congestive heart failure. A pilot study

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-13

  Paterna, Salvatore ^a   Parrinello, Gaspare ^a   Amato, Pietra ^a   Dominguez, Ligia J ^a   Pinto, Antonio ^a   Maniscalchi, Tiziana ^a   Cardinale, Antonietta ^a   Licata, Anna ^a   Amato, Vincenzo ^a   Di Pasquale, Pietro ^a   Licata, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; NITRATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDEMA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROLYTE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 0033979482     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200019010-00002     Document Type: Article

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