Furosemide responsiveness, non-adherence and resistance during the chronic treatment of heart failure: A longitudinal study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 622-631

  MacFadyen, Robert J ^a,b,d   Gorski, J Christopher ^c   Brater, D Craig ^c   Struthers, Allan D ^b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Clinical outcome; Diuretic resistance; Furosemide responsiveness; Non adherence

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; FUROSEMIDE; SODIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM EXCRETION; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DIURETICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FUROSEMIDE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 2342634475     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0306-5251.2003.02054.x     Document Type: Article

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