Early and personalized ambulatory follow-up to tailor furosemide and fluid intake according to congestion in post-discharge heart failure

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 221-228

  Parrinello, Gaspare ^a   Torres, Daniele ^a   Paterna, Salvatore ^a   Di Pasquale, Pietro ^b   Trapanese, Caterina ^a   Cardillo, Mauro ^a   Bellanca, Michele ^a   Fasullo, Sergio ^b   Licata, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale GF Ingrassia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body hydration; Congestive heart failure; Early ambulatory follow up; Fluid intake; Furosemide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875732905     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-011-0602-y     Document Type: Article

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