The furosemide diagnostic test in suspected slow-onset heart failure: Popular but not useful

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 513-517

  Kelder, Johannes C ^a,b   Cramer, Maarten J ^a   Rutten, Frans H ^a   Plokker, H W ^b   Grobbee, Diederick E ^a   Hoes, Arno W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostic research; Furosemide; Heart failure; Loop diuretic

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; FEMALE; FUROSEMIDE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SODIUM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SYMPORTER INHIBITORS;

EID: 79955439397     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr010     Document Type: Article

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